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THE 

Pastor's Companion 



A POCKET MANUAL OF FORMS, SERVICES, AND SCRIPTURE READ- 
INGS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS, TOGETHER WITH A BRIEF 
SUMMARY OF RULES OF ORDER FOR DELIBERA- 
TIVE ASSEMBLIES, AND SUGGESTIVE 
OUTLINES FOR REVIVAL AND 
FUNERAL SERMONS 



Adapted to the Use of Ministers of All Evangelical 
denominations 



COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY 

REV. M. R. DRURY, D.D. 

Author of "Handbook for Workers' 




Dayton, Ohio 

W. J. Shuey, Publisher 

1894 



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Copyright, 1894, 

By W. J. Shuey, Publisher. 

All rights reserved. 




TO MY FATHER, 

REV. M. S. DRURY, 

WHO HAS BEEN FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS A 
MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL; 

AND 

TO CHRISTIAN PASTORS IN ALL EVANGELICAL 
CHURCHES, WITH VARIED AND TAX- 
ING OFFICIAL DUTIES, 

THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED. 

M. R. DRURY. 



PREFACE. 



There are many excellent manuals for the nse of 
pastors in the discharge of their official duties. Many 
of these are adapted to the usages of particular denomi- 
nations, and hence contain much not of general value. 
The object in the preparation of this manual has been 
to meet the wants of pastors generally without refer- 
ence to their church relations. The forms and services 
given are simple and practical, and yet are so varied 
that monotony in pastoral duties may be easily avoided. 

Besides the usual marriage, baptismal, and other 
formulas found in books of this character, there are 
helpful services for use at the laying of a corner-stone, 
the dedication of a church, the ordination of a min- 
ister, and the consecration of a missionary. Perhaps 
the part containing Scripture readings and familiar 
hymns for use in pastoral visitation will be found to 
have the largest general helpfulness. These readings 
and hymns cover a great variety of subjects, thus 
adapting them to the varied experiences and needs 
of individuals and families. 

The part devoted to rules of order for deliberative 
assemblies will be found to have special ready-refer- 
ence value, especially to young ministers. 

A feature not found in any of the manuals in use 
is that giving suggestive texts and outlines for revival 
and funeral sermons. This being a book for pocket 
use, and being carried so that it may be of help when- 
ever wanted, these aids will be particularly serviceable 



Vlll PREFACE 

when away from one's library or in trie absence of 
more comprehensive helps. Some of these outlines 
have been taken from the Homiletic Review, a journal 
of great practical excellence, and other like publica- 
tions, and adapted to the purposes in view. 

A careful study of the table of contents will suffice 
to show the wide scope and convenience of this work. 
It is intended to meet the growing demand found 
everywhere among the non-liturgical churches for suit- 
able forms for the use of pastors in making their 
official services orderly, instructive, and impressive. 

To all who have by suggestion or otherwise given 
aid or encouragement in the preparation of this manual, 
indebtedness is hereby acknowledged. Especially 
would the compiler gratefully acknowledge his obliga- 
tions to the late Rev. E. A. Starkey, A.M., whose labors 
as a faithful minister of the gospel closed with his 
death at Compton, California, September 27, 1893. 
Incomplete materials which he had gathered for a 
work less comprehensive than this one being placed 
at the compiler's disposal, he has freely made use of 
such parts as seemed most fitting. 

This book is now sent forth on its mission with 
the humble prayer that it may prove a real, helpful 
companion to all pastors using it. Being so distinctly 
scriptural in its contents, its purpose is what the pur- 
pose of the Bible is: "That the man of God may 
be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.' ' 

M. R. D. 
Dayton, Ohio, August 1, 1894. 



CONTENTS. 



Page 

Preface vii 

PART I. 

THE CHRISTIAN PASTOR. 

1. Relations and Duties 13 

2. The Mission of the Pastor 15 

3. Agencies and Opportunities 17 

4. Requisites to Success 18 

5. Preparation and Delivery of Sermons 19 

PART II. 

FORMS. 

CHAPTER I. 

MARRIAGE SERVICES. 

1. A Brief Ceremony 21 

2. Formula With a Ring 22 

3. Brief Formula Without a Ring 24 

CHAPTER II. 

BAPTISM. 

1. Formula for the Baptism of Adults 25 

2. Formula for the Baptism of Adults. ... 26 

3. Formula for the Baptism of Children 27 

4. Formula for the Baptism of Children 28 

CHAPTER III. 

RECEPTION OF BELIEVERS INTO THE CHURCH. 

1. Formula No. 1 29 

2. Formula No. 2 30 

CHAPTER IV. 

DISMISSALS FROM THE CHURCH. 

1. Transfers 32 

2. Certificate of Membership 33 

3. Letterof Dismissal 33 

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CHAPTER V. 

THE LORD'S SUPPER. Page 

1. Service in the Church . . 33 

2. Service for the Sick 35 

CHAPTER VI. 

FUNERALS. 

1. What to Say at a Funeral 36 

2. Suggested Order of Service for Funeral 37 

3. Service for a Child 38 

4. Second Service for a Child 39 

5. Service for a Young Person 41 

6. Service for Middle-Aged Person 42 

7. Service for an Aged Person 44 

8. Service for a Devout Christian 45 

9. Service for an Unbeliever 47 

10. The Brevity of Life 49 

11. Burial Service 50 

12. Form of Committal from the Episcopal Service 52 

CHAPTER VII. 

CORNER-STONE LAYING. 

1. Formula No. 1 53 

2. Formula No. 2 54 

CHAPTER VIII. 

THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. 

1. Formula No. 1 55 

2. Formula No. 2 60 

CHAPTER IX. 

THE ORDINATION OF A MINISTER. 

An Ordination Service 62 

CHAPTER X. 

THE CONSECRATION OF A MISSIONARY. 

A Consecration Service 64 

CHAPTER XI. 

BENEDICTIONS — THE LORD'S PRAYER — THE APOSTLES' CREED. 

1. Benedictions 66 

2. The Lord's Prayer 67 

3. The Apostles' Creed 68 



CONTENTS XI 

PART III. 

SCRIPTURE READINGS AND HYMNS FOR USE IN PASTORAL 
VISITATION. 

CHAPTER I. 

SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS. Page 

1. Christian Privilege and Duty 69 

( 1.) Beatitudes 69 

( 2.) Prayer 70 

( 3.) Praise 71 

( 4.) Brotherly Love 72 

(5.) Watchfulness 73 

(6.) Trust in God 74 

2. Affliction and Sorrow 76 

(1.) The Benefits of Affliction 76 

( 2.) Comfort for the Sorrowing 77 

( 3.) Prayer for Help 79 

(4.) Chapters for the Afflicted 80 

3. Sin and Its Antidote 81 

(1.) Conviction of Sin .... 81 

(2.) The Remedy for Sin 82 

( 3.) Assurance of Salvation 83 

4. Life and Death 84 

(1.) TheBrevityof Life 84 

(2.) The Certainty of Death 85 

( 3.) Promises for the Dying Hour 87 

( 4.) Submission 88 

5. The Future Life 88 

( 1.) The Resurrection 88 

( 2.) The Future Blessedness of the Righteous 90 

CHAPTER II. 

FAMILIAR HYMNS. 

Standard Hymns 91 

PART IV. 

RULES OF ORDER FOR DELIBERATIVE MEETINGS. 

1. Organization 102 

2. Members 102 

3. Motions .103 



Xll CONTENTS 

PART V. 

SUGGESTIVE OUTLINES FOR REVIVAL AND FUNERAL SERMONS. 

CHAPTER I, 

REVIVALS. page 

Outlines of Revival Sermons 1C6 

CHAPTER II. 

FUNERALS. 

1. The Death of Children 115 

2. The Death of Young People 117 

3. The Death of Christians 119 

4. The Death of the Ungodly 122 

5. The Death of the Aged 122 

6. Miscellaneous 124 



THE PASTOR'S COMPANION. 



PART I. 

THE CHRISTIAN PASTOR. 



I. RELATIONS AND DUTIES. 

The Christian pastor is the Christian preacher. The 
two titles indicate duties that are reciprocal. They 
imply simply two parts of one living organism, prop- 
erly conjoined and improperly separated. They ought 
never to be, and they cannot safely be, torn asunder. 
The same man can be both a pastor and a preacher, and 
can be better in each relation, when they are properly 
united, than when purposely giving his whole mind 
and attention exclusively or mainly to either one. The 
pastoral relation and its duties are clearly set forth in 
the Scriptures. 



And he gave some, apostles ; and some, prophets ; and 
some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the 
ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (Eph. 
4:11, 12.) 

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a 
bishop, he desireth a good work. 

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one 

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14 the: pastor's companion 

wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hos- 
pitality, apt to teach; 

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy 
lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 

One that ruleth well his own house, having his chil- 
dren in subjection with all gravity; 

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, 
how shall he take care of the church of God?) 

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall 
into the condemnation of the devil. 

Moreover he must have a good report of them which 
are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare 
of the devil. (I. Tim. 3:1-7.) 

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal 
life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed 
a good profession before man}^ witnesses. 

I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quick- 
eneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before 
Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession, 

That thou keep this commandment without spot, 
unrebukeable, until the appearing of our I^ord Jesus 
Christ. . . . 

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy 
trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppo- 
sitions of science falsely so called: 

Which some professing have erred concerning the 
faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. (I. Tim. 6: 12-14, 
20, 21.) 

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, that thou 
stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the put- 
ting on of my hands. . . . 

Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast 
heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ 
Jesus. 



THE} CHRISTIAN PASTOR 1 5 

That good thing which was committed unto thee 
keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. (II. 
Tim. 1": 6, 13, 14.) 

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord 
Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead 
at his appearing and his kingdom; 

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; 
reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and 
doctrine. 

For the time will come when they will not endure 
sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they 
heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,, 
and shall be turned unto fables. 

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do 
the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy min- 
istry. 

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of 
my departure is at hand. 

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, 
I have kept the faith: 

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of right- 
eousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall 
give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto 
all them also that love his appearing. (II. Tim. 4: 1-8.) 

3. THE MISSION OF THE PASTOR. 

The pastor's mission is twofold: to glorify Jesus 
Christ, and to lead the souls of sinful men gratefully 
to receive, to accept, and to live in him, and for him, — 
the honor of Jesus and the salvation of souls. The 
pastor is the bearer of a divine message to sinful 
men by the authority of Jesus Christ and Tor his 
honor. He is to tell the world in the public congre- 



1 6 the pastor's companion 

gation and from house to house, in season and out 
of season, wherever he may be, the things which God 
has revealed. 



In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening 
withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not whether 
shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both 
shall be alike good. (Eccl. 11:6.) 

Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach 
unto it the preaching that I bid thee. (Jonah 3:2.) 

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing 
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost; 

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I 
have commanded you: and, lo, I am with 3^ou alway, 
even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Matt. 28: 
19, 20.) 

So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? 
He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I 
love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 

He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son 
of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, 
Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto 
him, Feed my sheep. 

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of 
Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he 
said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And 
he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou 
knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed 
my sheep. (John 21:15-17.) 

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the 
flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made yon 



THE CHRISTIAN PASTOR IJ 

overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath 
purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28.) 

He that goeth forth and w T eepeth, bearing precious 
seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bring- 
ing his sheaves with him. (Ps. 126:6.) 

I,et him know, that he which converteth the sinner 
from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, 
and shall hide a multitude of sins. (James 5:20.) 

They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of 
the firmament; and they that turn many to righteous- 
ness as the stars for ever and ever. (Dan. 12:3.) 

3. AGENCIES AND OPPORTUNITIES. 

(1.) Pastoral Visiting. — Direct, designed, and ear- 
nest personal effort to carry the gospel to every house- 
hold and to every soul committed to the care of a 
minister of Christ. 

(2.) Providential Openings. — Times of personal 
sickness and domestic affliction, wedding, and other 
special occasions, which open the way to hearts and 
homes not so easily accessible otherwise. These fur- 
nish divinely prepared opportunities for effort and suc- 
cess. 

(3.) Social Religious Meetings. — In these the pastor 
learns the religious condition and necessities of the 
individual members of his flock. The prayer-meeting 
is the best church thermometer. 

(4.) The Care and Cultivation of Children and 
Young People. — The young constitute the most hope- 
ful field for pastoral effort. They should ever be 
dealt with kindly and with patience. No work yields 
larger or quicker returns than loving, prayerful efforts 
on behalf of those who are in this golden period of 
life. 



18 the: pastor's companion 

4. REQUISITES TO SUCCESS. 

(i.) Faithfulness. — " Wherefore I take you to record 
this day, that I am pure from the blood of all 
men. 

' ' For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the 
counsel of God. ... 

" Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space 
of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and 
day with tears." (Acts 20: 26, 27, 31.) 

(2.) Studiousness. — " Study to show thyself approved 
unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, 
rightly dividing the word of truth." (II. Tim. 2: 

I5-) 

(3.) House-to-House Visitation. — "I kept back noth- 
ing that was profitable unto you, but have showed 
you, and have taught you publicly, and from house 
to house." (Acts 20:20.) "A house-going minister 
makes a church-going people." — T. L. Cuyler. 

(4.) Biblical Preaching. — * ' Preach the word ' ' ; preach- 
ing "not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in 
demonstration of the Spirit and of power. ' ' 

( 5 . ) Experimental Preaching. — ' ' That which we have 
seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may 
have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is 
with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." (I. 
John 1:3.) To preach with power the preacher must 
have a clear experience and enjoyment of the truth he 
preaches. 

(6.) Godly Living.- — "Let your light so shine before 
men, that they may see your good works, and glorify 
your Father which is in heaven." (Matt. 5:16.) 
"Neither as lording it over the charge allotted to 
you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock." 
(I. Peter 5:3, R. V.) 



THE CHRISTIAN PASTOR 19 

5. PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF SERMONS. 1 

( i.) By reading, observation, conversation, and reflec- 
tion be ever accumulating thoughts, illustrations, and 
plans for ordinary and for special sermons. These 
materials should be classified in some Index Rerum, 
or in pigeon-holes for notes, ready for use. 

(2.) When desiring a subject for discourse, having 
asked divine illumination and guidance, glance over 
your line of subjects, sketches, and plans, and select 
one that awakens fresh interest or is especially adapted 
to the circumstances of the congregation. 

( 3 .) By careful exegesis ascertain the meaning of the 
text, and, as far as possible, draw plan and illustration 
of discourse from the context. Arbitrary divisions 
betray barrenness of invention, and furnish only a 
mechanical and insipid variety. 

( 4. ) Having reflected upon the plan, illustrations, and 
applications of the discourse during the early part of 
the week, and having chosen a time least liable to inter- 
ruption, and most favorable to the vigorous use of the 
mind, write out the discourse at a single sitting. A 
careful revision, with erasures and interlineations, may 
complete the preparation. 

(5.) Deliver them without notes. A sermon suffi- 
ciently studied needs no such helps; while their use 
restricts freedom, represses passion, and obstructs the 
eloquence of the eye, the features, and of gestures. 

(6.) Determine the pitch of the voice by the distance 
of the hearers and the compass of your vocal powers. 
If you pitch the voice too low, you are not heard, or 
your sermon is less impressive from the effort to hear. 
If you pitch too high, you lose the sweetness and har- 
mony of the voice, and weary the audience with its 

'From "Pastor's Handbook," by W. W. Everts, D.D. 



20 THE PASTOR'S COMPANION 

ranting tones. The reading of notices just before 
preaching will assure the right pitch. 

(7.) Perfect your vocabulary, study the emphasis and 
pronunciation of the best speakers, alwa}^s suiting the 
sound to the sense, and avoiding faulty diction and 
slang phrases. 

(8.) Careful reading of Scriptures and hymns adds to 
the effect of the sermon. 

(9.) The manner should vary with the subject, and 
glow with an appreciation of the great truths pro- 
claimed. A dead preacher preaching to a dead people 
the living words of the living God is a spectacle to appall 
angels. 



PART II. 

FORMS. 



CHAPTER I. 

MARRIAGE SERVICES. 

And God said, L,et us make man in our image, after 
our likeness: and let them have dominion over the 
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over 
the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creep- 
ing thing that creepeth upon the earth. 

So God created man in his own image, in the image 
of God created he him; male and female created he 
them. (Gen. 1:26, 27.) 

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his 
mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall 
be one flesh. (Gen. 2:24.) 

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and 
obtaineth favour of the Lord. (Prov. 18:22.) 

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father 
and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they 
twain shall be one flesh. 

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. 
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man 
put asunder. (Matt. 19: 5, 6.) 

1. A Brief Ceremony. 

We are gathered together in the sight of God, and 
in the presence of these witnesses, to join together N 

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22 THE PASTOR'S COMPANION 

and M as husband and wife. If any person present 
knows any just cause or impediment why these per- 
sons should not be joined in marriage, let the same 
now speak or forever keep silent. 

[If no impediment be alleged, then shall the min- 
ister say : — ] 

Do you, and each of you, in the sight of God, and 
in the presence of these witnesses, covenant to live 
together after God's ordinance as husband and wife, 
loving, honoring, and cherishing each other in sick- 
ness and in health, in prosperity and adversity, for- 
saking all others and cleaving to each other as long 
as you both shall live? If so, answer, "I do." Join 
your right hands. 

[The minister then, placing his right hand on the 
joined hands, will say: — ] 

Those whom God hath joined together, let no man 
put asunder. 

Inasmuch as you have consented together in Chris- 
tian marriage in the sight of God and in the presence 
of these witnesses, I pronounce you husband and wife, 
in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
Amen. 

[ The ceremony should be followed by a short extem- 
pore prayer.] 

2. Formula With a Ring. 

[The officiating minister shall say: — ] 

The institution of marriage is coeval with the family 
of man. God saw that it was not good for man to 
be alone, even in paradise, and formed and gave to him 
woman, that she might be a "help meet for him.' > 
This union, like that of the bod} r and soul, is only 
to be severed by the hand of death. Deeming it suf- 
ficient to refer you to the Holy Scriptures concerning 



MARRIAGE SERVICES 27, 

the duties you will henceforth owe to each other, I 
will proceed to receive your mutual plighted faith, 
and seal your marriage vows. 

A, do you take B, to be your wedded wife, to live 
together after God's ordinance; will you love, honor, 
and cherish her in sickness and in health, in prosperity 
and adversity; and will you keep yourself to her only 
as long as you both shall live? 

Answer, I will. 

B, do you take A, to be your wedded husband, to 
live together after God's ordinance; will you love, 
honor, and cherish him in sickness and in health, in 
prosperity and adversity; and will you keep yourself 
to him only as long as you both shall live? 

Answer. I will. 

Join your right hands. 

[Then let the groom repeat after the minister as 
follows : — ] 

I, A, take thee, B, to be my wedded wife, to have 
and to hold, from this day forward, till death do us 
part; and thereto I plight thee my troth. 

[The bride shall repeat after the minister: — ] 

I, B, take thee, A, to be my wedded husband, to 
have and to hold, from this day forward, till death do 
us part, and thereto I plight thee my troth. 

[Here the hands shall be loosed. A will hand the 
ring to B; B hand the ring to the minister; the min- 
ister hand the ring to the groom. The groom will 
put the ring on the index finger of the left hand of 
the bride, and holding the ring, repeat after the min- 
ister the following: — ] 

With this ring I thee do wed, and with all my 
worldly goods and my heart's faithful affection I thee 
endow, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 



24 THE PASTOR'S COMPANION 

[The minister will then place his right hand on 
the joined hands of the couple, and say as follows:—] 

Those whom God hath joined together let no man 
put asunder. Forasmuch as A and B have consented 
together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the 
same before God and these present, and hereto have 
given and pledged their faith each to the other, and 
have declared the same by giving and receiving a 
ring, and by joining hands, I pronounce them husband 
and wife, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

[The following benediction shall be pronounced: — ] 

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, 
bless, preserve, and keep you; the Lord, mercifully, 
with his favor, look upon you, and fill you with all 
spiritual benediction and grace, that you may so live 
together in this life that in the world to come you 
may have life everlasting. Amen. 

3. Brief Formula Without a Ring. 

Marriage is among the first and greatest of God's 
blessings to man. It is honorable in all; and its obli- 
gations should be assumed seriously, reverently, and 
in the fear of God. 

As a token of your desire to be united in its sacred 
bonds, you may join your right hands. 

[To the man:—] 

Do you take this woman whose hand you hold to 
be your wife? Do you solemnly promise, before God 
and these witnesses, that you will love and honor, 
comfort and cherish her as such as long as you both 
shall live? 

If so, you will answer, "I do." 

[To the woman: — ] 

Do you take this man whose hand you hold to be 



BAPTISM 25 

your husband? Do you solemnly promise, before God 
and these witnesses, that you will love and honor, 
comfort and cherish him as such as long as you both 
shall live? 

If so, you will answer, "I do." 

Inasmuch as you have thus covenanted together in 
holy wedlock, I pronounce you husband and wife, 
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

And what God hath joined together, let no man 
put asunder. 

[Prayer.] 



CHAPTER II. 

BAPTISM. 
1. Formula for the Baptism of Adults. 

Our Lord commanded his apostles, saying, "Go }^e 
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the 
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost." (Matt. 28:19.) 

On the day of Pentecost, the multitude, under the 
preaching of the word, "were pricked in their heart, 
and said unto Peter and. to the rest of the apostles, 
Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said 
unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you 
in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, 
and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." 
(Acts 2:37, 38-) 

"Then they that gladly received his word were bap- 
tized: and the same day there were added unto them 
about three thousand souls." (Acts 2:41.) 

Philip, the evangelist, went down to the city of 
Samaria, and preached Christ to the people. And 



26 the pastor's companion 

"when they believed Philip preaching the things con- 
cerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesns 
Christ, they were baptized, both men and women." 
(Acts 8: 12.) 

Dearly Beloved: It has pleased God, in his infinite 
mercy, to awaken you to a sense of your guilt and 
danger, and to lead you, as we humbly trust, to repent- 
ance and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. By present- 
ing yourself for this holy sacrament, you declare your 
purpose to lead a new life, and to seek an inheritance 
with the righteous in the "house not made with hands, 
eternal in the heavens." 

Do you then solemnly consecrate yourself to Christ 
and his service; and will }^ou endeavor henceforth to 
keep God's holy commandments, and to walk in the 
same all the days of your life? If so, answer, "I will 
endeavor so to do, the Lord being my helper." 

[The minister shall then baptize the candidate, the 
service to be concluded with a short prayer and the 
benediction.] 

2. Formula for the Baptism of Adults. 

Beloved Brethren: Having presented yourselves 
as applicants for the holy sacrament of baptism, your 
minds should be impressed with the solemnity of your 
duty and the richness of your privilege as signified by 
this ordinance. 

You hereby confess your belief in the cardinal doc- 
trines of Christianity: That there is but one true God, 
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, three in 
one; that this God is the Maker and Ruler of heaven 
and earth, through whom we receive every good and 
perfect gift; that only through his mercy as manifested 
in Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, can we hope to be saved 
and become heirs of eternal life; and that by sincere 



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repentance and faith in him do we become subjects 
of his redeeming grace. 

In this baptismal covenant you are to renounce the 
devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory 
of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, 
and the carnal desires of the flesh, so as not to follow 
nor be led by them. 

Having been baptized in the faith of the church, 
you are to seek to live henceforth in loving obedience 
to God's holy will and commandments, and to walk 
in the same all the days of your life, God being your 
helper. 

Do you covenant so to do? 

Brother , upon profession of thy faith 

in Christ, I baptize thee in the name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

3. Formula for the Baptism of Children. 

And they brought young children to him, that 
he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those 
that brought them. 

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, 
and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come 
unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the 
kingdom of God. 

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive 
the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not 
enter therein. 

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands 
upon them, and blessed them. (Mark 10:13-16.) 

[Addressing the parents, the minister will say: — ] 

In presenting this child for baptism, you not only 

signify your faith in the Christian religion, of which 

baptism is an ordinance, but also your desire that he 

[or she] may early know and follow the will of God, 



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may live and die a Christian, and attain unto ever- 
lasting life. 

In order to do this, it will be your duty as parents 
[or guardians] to teach him [or her] early the fear 
of the Lord; to watch over his [or her] education, 
that he [or she] be led not astrry; to direct his [or 
her] youthful mind to the Holy Scriptures, and his 
[or her] feet to the sanctuary; to restrain him [or 
her] from evil associates and habits; and as much 
as in you lies, to bring him [or her] up in the nur- 
ture and admonition of the L,ord. 

Question. Will you endeavor so to do, by the help 
of God? 

Answer. I will. 

[The minister shall then baptize the child, repeat- 
ing the full name of the same, saying: — ] 

I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

[All to be followed with a short prayer by the 
minister.] 

4. Formula for the Baptism of Children. 

In presenting this child for baptism you signify your 
belief that men are born with sinful natures, and must 
be renewed in the likeness of God if they would enter 
into the kingdom of heaven; that God has provided 
salvation for all, so that even infants are sharers in 
its precious benefits, and may receive the outward 
signs of the inward grace of God. 

You covenant also as parents [or guardians] to in- 
struct this child in the word of God, to live before 
him [or her] a life of holiness and devotion to God 
and his truth, so that he [or she] may be led for him- 
self [or herself] to choose God and walk in the ways 
of his commandments. 



RECEPTION OE BELIEVERS INTO THE CHURCH 2Q, 

Do you covenant so to do? 
What is the child's name? 

A, I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 



CHAPTER III. 

RECEPTION OF BELIEVERS INTO THE CHURCH. 
1. Formula No. 1. 

[When at any meeting there are persons who desire to 
unite with the church, the officiating minister shall call 
the applicants forward and address them as follows: — ] 

Dear Friends : We greet you as you come seeking 
admission into the church which our Saviour purchased 
with his own blood, and rejoice with you that through 
the grace of God you have been brought to a knowledge 
of the truth, and have been made partakers of his great 
salvation. The privileges you seek are above price, and 
the duties enjoined are solemn, It is proper that you 
publicly confess your faith and avow your purpose by 
answering the following questions: — 

Questions to Applicants. 

(1.) Do you believe the Bible to be the word of 
God, and that therein only is contained the knowledge 
of the way of salvation ? 

(2.) Have you experienced the pardon of your sins, 
and have you now peace with God? 

(3.) Are you determined by the grace of God to 
follow Christ, renouncing the world and all ungodli- 
ness, seeking to lead a life of holiness and devotion 
to God and his cause? 

(4.) Are you willing to be governed by our church 
discipline, and will you contribute to the support of 
the gospel as God prospers you? 



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(5.) Have you been baptized? 

[If the answer to this question be in the negative, 
then the applicant shall be required to attend to the 
duty as soon as practicable. 

[If the persons answer the above questions in the 
affirmative, and no lawful objections be made by any 
member, then the preacher shall give his right hand 
to such persons as members of the church, and record 
their names on the church book.] 

2. Formula No. 2. 

We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord 
said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we 
will do thee good; for the Lord hath spoken good 
concerning Israel. (Num. 10:29.) 

And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to 
return from following after thee: for whither thou 
goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: 
thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. 
(Ruth 1:16.) 

Then they that gladly received his word were bap- 
tized: and the same day there were added unto them 
about three thousand souls. ... 

And the Lord added to the church daily such as 
should be saved. (Acts 2:41, 47.) 

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost 
and of faith: and much people was added unto the 
Lord. (Acts 11:24.) 

And believers were the more added to the Lord, 
multitudes both of men and women. (Acts 5:14-) 

And so were the churches established in the faith, 
and increased in number daily. (Acts 16:5.) 

[The candidates for membership now being called 



RECEPTION OF BELIEVERS INTO THE CHURCH 3 1 

to present themselves before the altar, the minister 
shall address them, saying: — ] 

Dearly Beloved: It has pleased God, in his great 
mercy, to awaken you to a sense of your need of salva- 
tion, and to lead you, as we believe, to true repentance 
and faith in Christ. Of the sincerity of your purpose 
to lead a new life and to seek an inheritance with, the 
righteous beyond the grave, we have so far become 
satisfied as to accord to you our confidence and fellow- 
ship, as Christian believers, entitled to a place with 
us in the flock of Christ. And having already received 
the holy rite of baptism, you are now before this altar 
to-day to be formally admitted to the church, of God, 
which Christ has purchased with his own blood. This 
church is declared in the Scriptures to be the pillar 
and ground of the truth. It is the visible body 
of which Christ is the head, and of which henceforth 
you are to be members. It is the vineyard in which 
you are to be laborers; the impregnable stronghold 
against which even the gates of hell shall never pre- 
vail. In this church we trust you will endeavor to be 
ornaments, pillars, and shining lights, to the peace 
and safety of your souls, and to the glory of God, 
your final Judge. And now, in further evidence of 
your purpose to renounce the ways of sin and death, 
and of your willingness to take the yoke of Christ 
upon you, and to devote yourselves fully to his serv- 
ice, henceforth and forever, I ask your public assent 
to this solemn covenant: — 

Question. In the presence of God and of this assembly, 
do you declare the Lord Jehovah to be your God, and 
Jesus Christ your Redeemer and hope, in whom alone 
you trust for everlasting life? 

Answer. I do. 

Question. Do you, then, publicly consecrate yourself 



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to his service forever, promising henceforth, by the help 
of God, to avoid evil, to do good, to lead a humble and 
devout life, to keep the Sabbath day holy, to attend 
regularly upon the public worship of God, the sacra- 
ment of the ford's Supper, and the private and social 
means of grace; to watch over your brethren in love 
for their good, kindly giving and receiving admoni- 
tion, as occasion may require? 

Will you contribute of your substance, as God may 
give ability, for the relief of the needy and for the 
support and extension of Christ's kingdom in the earth? 

This will you endeavor to do, by the help of God? 

Answer. I will. 

[The minister will then say to the candidates: — ] 

I now, in behalf of this congregation, extend to you 
the right hand of fellowship and welcome to the church 
of God, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Note. — In many churches it is customary for members of the 
church to be given an opportunity to extend the right hand of fellow- 
ship to new members before the close of the service. This is a delight- 
ful custom, and furnishes an excellent opportunity for becoming 
acquainted with those received into the fellowship of the church. 



CHAPTER IV. 

DISMISSALS FROM THE CHURCH, 
i. Transfers. 

MEMBERS of a church may be transferred to another 
church of the same denomination after the following 
form: — 

This is to certify that A B is an acceptable member 

of the church at , and is hereby 

transferred at his [or her] request to the 

church at — — „ 

, Pastor* 

TDate, etc.] 



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2. Certificate of Membership,, 

This is to certify that A B is a member in good 

standing of the ■ church at , and is 

hereby recommended to the confidence and fellowship 

of Christians everywhere. 

■ , Pastor. 

[Date, etc.] 

3. Letter of Dismissal. 

This is to certify that A B has been until this 

date a member in good standing in the church 

at ■, and at request is granted this letter 

of dismissal. 

[Date, etc.] 



Pastor. 



CHAPTER V. 

THE LORD'S SUPPER. 
1. Service in the Church. 

A service preparatory to the communion should 
always be held where at all practicable. In places 
it will be convenient to hold this service the Sabbath 
before or at the prayer-meeting preceding the day of 
communion. 

In introducing the communion, the minister may 
with profit read one or more of the following selec- 
tions, which encourage the observance of this holy 
sacrament: — 

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, 
and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our 
faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him 
not. 

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our 
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sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of 
God, and afflicted. 

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was 
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace 
was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned 
every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on 
him the iniquity of us all. (Isa. 53: 3-6.) 

And when the hour was come, he sat down, and 
the twelve apostles with him. 

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired 
to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 

For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, 
until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, 
Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 

For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit 
of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. 

And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, 
and gave unto them, saying, This is my body, which 
is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This 
cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed 
for you. (Luke 22: 14-20.) 

For I have received of the Lord that which also 
I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same 
night in which he was betrayed took bread: 

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and 
said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for 
you: this do in remembrance of me. 

After the same manner also he took the cup, when 
he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament 
in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in 
remembrance of me. 



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For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this 
cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come. 

Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink 
this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of 
the body and blood of the Lord. 

But let a roan examine himself, and so let him eat 
of that bread, and drink of that cup. 

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth 
and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the 
Lord's body. (I. Cor. n: 23-29.) 

[After the reading, the officiating minister will 
say:—] 

As many of you as truly love our Lord Jesus 
Christ, are now invited to draw near, and humbly 
receive these elements in memory of the suffering and 
death of your Lord and Saviour. 

[While communicants are gathering about the altar 
a suitable hymn may be sung, after which an extem- 
pore prayer of consecration shall be offered. Follow- 
ing this the elements may be administered.] 

2. Service for the Sick. 

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, 
believe also in me. 

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were 
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a 
place for you. 

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come 
again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, 
there ye may be also. (John 14: 1-3.) 

For I have received of the Lord that which also I 
delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the same 
night in which he was betrayed, took bread: 

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, 



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Take, eat: this is my bod} 7 , which is broken for you: 
this do in remembrance of me. 

After the same manner also he took the cup, when 
he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament 
in my blood: this do } T e, as oft as ye drink it, in 
remembrance of me. 

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, 
ye do show the Lord's death till he come. (I. Cor. 
ii : 23-26.) 

[After singing an appropriate hymn let an extem- 
pore prayer be offered, to be followed by the admin- 
istration of the communion, passing the bread and 
wine first to all the Christians present and then to 
the sick person.] 

[Hymn and benediction.] 

CHAPTER VI. 

FUNERALS. 
1. What to Say at a Funeral. 

This is one of the most perplexing questions a min- 
ister has to decide. If he knows nothing of the 
deceased or the circumstances, it is simplified. A gen- 
eral discourse, brief and pointed, with an exhibition 
of the Christian grounds of consolation, and the direc- 
tion of all present to the Throne of Grace, together with 
the use of such liturgical forms or appropriate extem- 
pore supplications as are common in the denomination 
to which the minister belongs, will be sufficient, and 
generally appropriate. 

But if the deceased had a bad reputation and the 
minister knows it, or his domestic relations were un- 
pleasant, what to say becomes a soul-harrowing prob- 
lem. Some would dispose of it by silence, by reading 



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a passage of Scripture, offering prayer, and pronounc- 
ing the benediction. In some instances this would 
undoubtedly be sufficient, but there are many where, 
if remarks are ever made, the omission of them would 
be so conspicuous that feelings would be wounded; 
silence would then be an imputation in its cruel import 
beyond words, and perhaps undeserved by the facts. 

The so-called gift for funeral discourse, which usually 
means simply that a preacher can be relied upon to 
eulogize the deceased and flatter the family pride of 
the mourners, is no gift at all. The minister who does 
it contradicts the words of Jesus and the doctrines 
which he himself preaches. He who, standing in the 
pulpit on the Sabbath, declares that those who live in 
sin cannot be saved, and when brought face to face with 
mourners who bewail the death of a friend, and deplore 
still more the life he lived, speaks as though the 
deceased had certainly ascended to glory, is a betrayer 
of the truth. Those who, to avoid this, are blunt and 
severe, or make any remark of the deceased which they 
would not dare to make to him if he were living, are 
not of the spirit of the gospel. 

In such cases, by wise selection of the Scripture, as 
well as by unusual solemnity of manner, by omission, 
and by the administration of consolation without re- 
spect to the deceased's religious life; especially by 
showing that no spiritual consolation can be obtained 
by any one who is not himself in the favor of God, or 
seeking his face, the truth may be honored without 
wounding hearts already breaking. 

2. Suggested Order of Service for Funeral. 

i. Hymn. (Several of the hymns in this book will 
be found appropriate.) 

2. Scripture reading. (Appropriate extracts from 



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the Scripture selections given in this book, or from 
the "Chapters for the Afflicted," may be used.) 



3. 


Short address. 




3. 


Prayer. 


4. 


Prayer. 




4. 


Hymn. 


5. 


Hymn. 


>or< 


5- 


Short address 


6. 


Benediction. 




6. 
7- 


Hymn. 
Benediction. 



3. Service for a Child. 

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and 
full of trouble. 

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he 
fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. (Job 14: 1, 2.) 

As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the 
field, so he flourisheth: 

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and 
the place thereof shall know it no more. (Ps. 103: 15, 16.) 

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter 
weeping; Rachel weeping for her children, refused to 
be comforted for her children, because they were not. 
(Jer. 31: 15.) 

And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord 
struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and 
it was very sick. 

David therefore besought God for the child; and 
David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon 
the earth. 

And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, 
to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, 
neither did he eat bread with them. 

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the 
child died. And the servants of David feared to tell 
him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, 



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while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, 
and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will 
he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is 
dead? 

But when David saw that his servants whispered, 
David perceived that the child was dead: therefore 
David said unto his servants, Is the child dead ? And 
they said, He is dead. 

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and 
anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came 
into the house of the Lord, and worshiped: then he 
came to his own house; and when he required, they 
set bread before him, and he did eat. 

Then said his servants unto him, What thing is 
this that thou hast done? ThoU didst fast and weep 
for the child, while it was alive; but when the child 
was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted 
and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will 
be gracious to me, that the child may live? 

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I 
bring him back again ? I shall go to him, but he shall 
not return to me. (II. Sam. 12: 15-23.) 

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little 
ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels 
do alwa} T s behold the face of my Father which is in 
heaven. . . . 

Even so it is not the will of your Father which is 
in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. 
(Matt. 18: 10, 14.) 

Second Service for a Child. 

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon 
his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 



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And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to 
comfort him; but he refused to be comforted: and he 
said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son 
mourning. Thus his father wept for him. (Gen. 37: 

34, 35-) 

And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, 
that he went out to his father to the reapers. 

And he said unto his father, My head, my head! 
And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 

And when he had taken him, and brought him to his 
mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 

And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the 
man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went 
out. 

And she called unto her husband, and said, Send 
me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of 
the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and 
come again. 

And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? 
it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, 
It shall be well. 

Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, 
Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, 
except I bid thee. 

So she went and came unto the man of God to 
mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man 
of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his 
servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: 

Run now, I pray thee, to meet her; and say unto 
her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy hus- 
band? is it well with the child? And she answered, 
It is well. (II. Kings 4: 18-26.) 

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; 
blessed be the name of the Lord. (Job 1: 21.) 



I^UNERAIvS 41 

And they brought young children to him, that he 
should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those 
that brought them. 

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, 
and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come 
unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the king- 
dom of God. 

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive 
the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not 
enter therein. 

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands 
upon them, and blessed them. (Mark 10: 13-16.) 

5. Service for a Young Person. 

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and 
full of trouble. 

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he 
fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. (Job 
14: 1, 2.) 

As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of 
the field, so he flourisheth: 

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and 
the place thereof sh all know it no more. (Ps. 103: 15,16.) 

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are 
as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which 
groweth up. 

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in 
the evening it is cut down, and withereth. (Ps. 90: 5, 6.) 

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth, 
and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every 
man at his best state is altogether vanity. (Ps. 39: 5.) 

As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away; so he 
that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 



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He shall return no more to his house, neither shall 
his place know him any more. (Job 7: 9, 10.) 

Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, 
they see no good. 

They are passed away as the swift ships; as the eagle 
that hasteth to the prey. (Job 9: 25, 26.) 

We spend our years as a tale that is told. 

The days of our } T ears are threescore years and ten; 
and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, 
yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon 
cut off, and we fly away. (Ps. 90: 9, 10.) 

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest 
not what a day may bring forth. (Prov. 27: 1.) 

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that 
are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in 
the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, 
when it falleth suddenly upon them. (Eccl. 9: 12.) 

There is but a step between me and death. (I. Sam. 
20: 3.) 

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy 
might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, 
nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. (Eccl. 
9: 10.) 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure 
of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I 
am. (Ps. 39: 4.) 

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply 
our hearts unto wisdom. (Ps. 90: 12.) 

6. Service for Middle=Aged Person. 

Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we 
will go into such a city, and continue there a year, 
and buy and sell, and get gain: 



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Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. 
For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that 
appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 
(James 4: 13, 14.) 

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves 
in the multitude of their riches; 

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, 
nor give to God a ransom for him; . . . 

That he should still live for ever, and not see cor- 
ruption. 

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool 
and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth 
to others. (Ps. 49: 6, 7, 9, 10.) 

For I know that thou will bring me to death, and 
to the house appointed for all living. (Job 30: 23.) 

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; 
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 
(Eccl. 12: 7.) 

If a man die, shall he live again ? all the days of 
my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. 

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt 
have a desire to the work of thine hands. (Job 14: 14, 15.) 

For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he 
shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, 
yet in my flesh shall I see God: 

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall 
behold, and not another; though my reins be con- 
sumed within me. (Job 19: 25-27.) 

There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of 
the just and unjust. (Acts 24: 15.) 

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the 



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dead, how say some among you that there is no res- 
urrection of the dead ? . . . 

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become 
. the firstfruits of them that slept. 

For since by man came death, by man came also 
the resurrection of the dead. 

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all 
be made alive. . . . 

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and 
this mortal must put on immortality. (I. Cor. 15: 12, 
20-22, 53.) 

7. Service for an Aged Person. 

There is no man that hath power over the spirit, to 
retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of 
death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither 
shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 
(Eccl. 8:8.) 

One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease 
and quiet: 

His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moist- 
ened with marrow. 

And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and 
never eateth with pleasure. 

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms 
shall cover them. (Job 21: 23-26.) 

Remember now thy Creator in the da} r s of thy youth, 
while the evil days come not, nor the }^ears draw 
nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; 

While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, 
be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: 

In the day when the keepers of the house shall trem- 
ble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the 
grinders cease, because they are few, and those that 
look out of the windows be darkened, 



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And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the 
sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at 
the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music 
shall be brought low; 

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, 
and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree 
shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, 
and desire shall fail; because man goeth to his long 
home; and the mourners go about the streets: 

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl 
be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, 
or the wheel broken at the cistern: 

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; 
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 
(Eccl. 12: 1-7.) 

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath; we 
spend our years as a tale that is told. 

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; 
and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, 
yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon 
cut off, and we fly away. (Ps. 90: 9, 10.) 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure 
of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail 
I am. (Ps. 39: 4.) 

8. Service for a Devout Christian. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none 
upon earth that I desire besides thee. 

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the 
strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. (Ps. 
73'- 25, 26.) 

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow 
of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; 
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Ps. 23: 4.) 



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The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants; and 
none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. ( Ps. 
34: 22.) 

For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he 
shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. (Job 
19: 25.) 

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? 
shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, 
or nakedness, or peril, or sword? . . . 

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors 
through him that loved us. 

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor 
angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things 
present, nor things to come, 

Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall 
be able to separate us from the love of God, which is 
in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 8: 35, 37-39.) 

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of 
my departure is at hand. 

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, 
I have kept the faith: 

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of right- 
eousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall 
give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all 
them also that love his appearing. (II. Tim. 4: 6-8.) 

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, be- 
lieve also in me. 

In my Father's house are many mansions: ... I go 
to prepare a place for you. 

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come 
again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, 
there ye may be also. (John 14: 1-3.) 

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely, I 



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come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 
(Rev. 22: 20.) 

Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with 
me in paradise. (Luke 23: 43.) 

For we know that if our earthly house of this tab- 
ernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an 
house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 
(II. Cor. 5: i.) 

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 
(Phil. 1: 21.) 

And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, 
Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from 
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest 
from their labours; and their works do follow them. 
(Rev. 14: 13.) 

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you 
abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord 
and Saviour Jesus Christ. (II. Peter 1: 11.) 

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there 
the weary be at rest. (Job 3: 17.) 

Then shall the King say unto them on his right 
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the 
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the 
world. (Matt. 25: 34.) 

Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast 
been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler 
over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy 
Lord. (Matt. 25: 21.) 

9. Service for an Unbeliever. 

As by one man sin entered into the world, and death 
by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all 
have sinned. (Rom. 5: 12.) 

There is no man that hath power over the spirit, to 
retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of 



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death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither 
shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 
(Eccl. 8:8.) 

They that trust in their wealth, and boast them- 
selves in the multitude of their riches; 

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, 
nor give to God a ransom for him; . . . 

That he should still live. . . . 

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and 
the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to 
others. (Ps. 49: 6, 7, 9, 10.) 

They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and 
brought low; they are taken out of the way as all 
other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. 
(Job 24: 24.) 

It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this 
the judgment. (Heb. 9: 27.) 

We must all appear before the judgment seat of 
Christ, that every one may receive the things done 
in his body, according to that he hath done, whether 
it be good or bad. (II. Cor. 5: 10.) 

The hour is coming, in the which all that are in 
the graves shall hear his voice, 

And shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto 
the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, 
unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5: 28, 
29.) 

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy 
might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowl- 
edge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. 
(Eccl. 9: 10.) 

And if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the 



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north., in the place where the tree falleth, there it 
shall be. (Eccl. 11:3.) 

He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he 
which, is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is 
righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is 
holy, let him be holy still. 

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is 
with me, to give every man according as his work 
shall be. (Rev. 22: 11, 12.) 

Watch therefore; for ye know neither the day nor 
the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. (Matt. 25: 

13.) 

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy 
body are consumed, 

And say, How have I hated instruction, and my 
heart despised reproof; 

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor 
inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! (Prov. 
5: "-ISO 

Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, 
that they would consider their latter end! (Deut. 
32: 29.) 

10. The Brevity of Life. 

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and 
full of trouble. 

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he 
fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. (Job 14: 

1, 2.) 

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; 
and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, 
yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon 
cut off, and we fly away. (Ps. 90: 10.) 



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. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is 
none abiding. (I. Chron. 29: 15.) 

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that 
passeth away. (Ps. 144: 4.) 

For what is your life? It is even a vaponr, that 
appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 
(James 4: 14.) 

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle. . . . 
My days are swifter than a post: they flee away. . . . 
They are passed away as the swift ships; as the eagle 
that hasteth to the prey. (Job 7: 6; 9: 25, 26.) 

As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the 
field, so he flourisheth; 

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the 
place thereof shall know it no more. (Ps. 103: 15, 16.) 

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of 
my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. 

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth, 
and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every 
man at his best state is altogether vanity. 

Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely 
they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, 
and knoweth not who shall gather them. 

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in 
thee. ... 

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; 
hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger 
with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. 

O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I 
go hence, and be no more. (Ps. 39: 4-7, 12, 13.) 

11. Burial Service. 

[After the coffin is lowered into the grave, the min- 
ister, if the deceased be a child or an adult Christian, 
shall repeat the following: — ] 



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s s Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full 
of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut 
down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not." 
"Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure 
of my days, w T hat it is; that I may know how frail 
I am." 

In the midst of life we are in death; nnto whom 
should we seek for succor but unto thee, O Lord, who 
for our sins art justly displeased? Our hope is in 
thy Son, Jesus Christ, who hath said, "I am the res- 
urrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though 
he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth 
and believeth in me shall never die." "For we know 
that if our earthly house of this tabernacle w T ere dis- 
solved, we have a building of God, an house not made 
with hands, eternal in the heavens." 

"And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, 
Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord 
from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may 
rest from their labours; and their works do follow 
them." 

"There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor 
crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the 
former things are passed away." 

Inasmuch as God in his wise providence has called 
out of time into eternity the soul of our brother [ sister, 
or child], we commit his [or her] remains to the ground, 
earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in the 
confident hope of the general resurrection through the 
Lord Jesus Christ, at his coming and glory; and that 
this corruptible body shall be raised up and be fash- 
ioned like unto the glorious body of Christ, be reunited 
with the soul, and be received into everlasting habi- 
tations. Amen. 

[ Benediction.] 



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12. Form of Committal from the Episcopal Service, 

[When they come to the grave, while the corpse is 
made ready to be laid into the earth, shall be sung 
or said: — ] 

Man, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time 
to live, and is full of miser}'. He cometh up, and is 
cut down, like a flower; he neeth as it were a shadow, 
and never continueth in one stay. 

In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may 
we seek for succor, but of thee, O Lord, who for our 
sins art justly displeased ? 

Yet, O Lord God most hoi}', O Lord most mighty, 
O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into 
the bitter pains of eternal death. 

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut 
not thy merciful ears to our prayer; but spare us, 
Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and 
merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal; 
suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, 
to fall from thee. 

[Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the body 
by some standing by, the minister shall say: — ] 

Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his 
wise providence, to take out of this world the soul 
of our deceased brother [sister, or child], we therefore 
commit his [or her] body to the ground; earth to earth, 
ashes to ashes, dust to dust; looking for the general 
resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world 
to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ; at whose sec- 
ond coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, the 
earth and the sea shall give up their dead; and the 
corruptible bodies of those who sleep in him shall be 
changed, and made like unto his own glorious body; 
according to the mighty working whereby he is able 
to subdue all things unto himself. 



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CHAPTER VII. 

CORNER=STONE LAYING. 
1. Formula No. 1. 

Beloved: In ancient time God commanded his 
servant Moses to set up the tabernacle in the wilder- 
ness, and bestowed his blessing upon Solomon the 
king in erecting the temple on Mount Zion, whither 
the tribes came up to worship. In like manner he 
has moved your hearts to erect a sanctuary, where, in 
years to come, his people may assemble for prayer 
and praise. We have met together at this time to lay 
the corner-stone with proper religious services. 



Singing. 

Reading of Scripture (Ps. 132; I. Cor. 3: 2-23). 

Prayer. 

Singing. 

Sermon or address. 

Collection. 

Laying of corner-stone. 



[The minister, standing by the stone, shall exhibit 
the box to be deposited, and read the list of contents. 
Then the minister, assisted by the builder, shall de- 
posit the box and adjust the stone to its resting place. 
This done, the minister shall strike the stone thrice 
with a trowel or hammer, and say:—] 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
of the Holy Ghost, we lay this corner-stone in the 
foundation of a house to be erected and dedicated for 
the worship of God, where his word shall be preached 
and his worship maintained. Amen. 

8. Singing. 

9. Benediction. 



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2. Formula No. 2» 

1. Singing. 

2. Scripture reading: — 

Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for 
ever and ever. 

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, 
and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for 
all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; 
thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted 
as head above all. 

Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou 
reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and 
might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to 
give strength unto all. 

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise 
thy glorious name. 

But who am I, and what is my people, that we 
should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? 
for all things come of thee, and of thine own have 
we given thee. 

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, 
as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as 
a shadow, and there is none abiding. 

Lord our God, all this store that we have pre- 
pared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh 
of thine hand, and is all thine own. 

1 know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, 
and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the 
uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all 
these things: and now have I seen with joy thy 
people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto 
thee. 

O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our 
fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the 



THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH 55 

thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their 
heart unto thee. (I. Chron. 29: 10-18.) 

3. Prayer. 

4. Singing. 

5. Address. 

6. Laying of corner-stone, with description of con- 
tents. 

7. Singing. 

8. Benediction. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. 
1. Formula No. 1. 

i. Voluntary by the choir, or hymn by the con- 
gregation. 

2. Call to worship. 

[The minister in charge shall say (congregation 
standing):—] 

O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel 
before the L/ord our Maker. 

For he is our God; and we are the people of his 
pasture, and the sheep of his hand. (Ps. 95: 6, 7.) 

Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; show forth from 
day to day his salvation. . . . 

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. . . . 

Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and 
gladness are in his place. . . . 

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: 
bring an offering, and come before him; worship the 
Lord in the beauty of holiness. (I. Chron. 16: 23, 25, 
27, 29.) 



56 THE pastor's companion 

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! 

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of 
the Lord; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the 
living God. . . . 

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will 
be still praising thee. . . . 

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. 
I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, 
than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Ps. 84: 
i, 2, 4, 10.) 

3. Hymn by the congregation. 

4. Scripture reading (by the minister or some one 
chosen by him): — 

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into 
the house of the Lord. 

Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 

Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact to- 
gether: 

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto 
the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name 
of the Lord. 

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones 
of the house of David. 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper 
that love thee. 

Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy 
palaces. 

For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now 
say, Peace be within thee. 

Because of the house of the Lord our God I will 
seek thy good. (Ps. 122.) 

Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and 
the place where thine honour dwelleth. (Ps. 26:8.) 



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We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, 
even of thy holy temple. (Ps. 65: 4.) 

5. Prayer. 

6. Hymn by the congregation. 

7. Sermon. 

8. Monetary offering. 

9. Hymn by the congregation. 

10. Service of dedication. 

[Then shall the minister say: — ] 

O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared 
to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of 
thine hand, and is all thine own. (I. Chron. 29: 16.) 

This is none other but the house of God, and this is 
the gate of heaven. (Gen. 28: 17.) 

Where two or three are gathered together in my 
name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matt. 18: 20.) 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. 
(I. Chron. 16: 36.) 

Blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the 
whole earth be filled with his glory. (Ps. 72: 19.) 

The Scriptures teach us that God is well pleased with 
those who build to him places of worship. He was 
pleased to manifest his presence and his glory in the 
tabernacle built in the wilderness and in the temple 
afterwards built in Jerusalem. Our Lord, during his 
ministry, put his approval on places of worship by 
attending public services on the Sabbath in the syna- 
gogue. It has aLso been the custom of God's people 
in all ages since the Christian church was established 
in the world to erect and consecrate houses of worship 
to the name of the Lord. Now that this house has been 
built for the worship of God, it is meet and right that 
at this time it be dedicated to him. Let us, therefore, 



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gratefully and devoutly unite in invoking the bless- 
ing of Almighty God, who has so signally blessed his 
servants in the holy enterprise of erecting this house 
of prayer. 

[Then let the minister offer the following, or an 
extempore, dedicatory prayer (congregation seated 
with bowed heads): — ] 

O Lord God Almighty, there is no God like thee, in 
the heaven, or in the earth, who keepest covenant and 
mercy with thy servants, that walk before thee with 
all their heart. Have respect, we beseech thee, in thy 
great goodness, to the prayer we this day offer, and 
graciously accept the dedication of this place to thy 
service. Hearken unto the supplications of thy people 
who shall call upon thee in this house, and bestow 
on them abundantly of thy grace, that they may serve 
thee with reverence and godly fear. Grant also to 
graciously bless all thy servants who shall preach thy 
word in this place, and who shall administer at this 
altar the holy ordinances of thy church. Bless thine 
own truth as it shall be preached here from time to 
time. May it run and be glorified. May thine own 
people be here built up in faith and righteousness; 
may the troubled and sorrowful here find comfort to 
their souls, and may the lost and perishing here find 
the forgiveness of their sins, and enter into the light 
and joy of full salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Grant, O Lord, now to come into this place, and 
make it henceforth thine abode. Let thine eye be 
open day and night toward this house, which we here 
consecrate to thee. May it ever be kept holy, as thou 
art holy, and so be a true emblem of the glorious tem- 
ple above, the house not made with hands, eternal in 
the heavens. And to the Father, the Son, and the 
Holy Spirit shall be everlasting praises. Amen. 



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ii„ Charge to the trustees [trustees standing before 
the altar:—] 

Brethren Beloved: I trust you have a due appre- 
ciation of the relation you sustain to this house of 
worship, which has now been dedicated to Almighty 
God and to the church of Jesus Christ; also, that you 
have a correct understanding of the trusts imposed 
upon you and the obligations assumed. It is believed 
that you will at all times keep a vigilant eye to the 
safety and welfare of this church property, and see that 
proper order is always maintained in and about this 
house, of which you are the legal custodians; also, that 
when repairs are needed, you will attend to them 
promptly and with a thorough regard to the honor of 
God. As a bishop 1 of the church of God, I pass to 
you the keys of this house, in the name of the Father, 
the Son, and the Holy Spirit. See that nothing out 
of accord with this holy place shall ever be permitted 
to enter this sanctuary. Should a stranger pass this 
way, having a message from the Lord to the people, 
throw wide open your church doors to the man of God, 
receive his message, and then bid him God-speed, but 
send him not away empty. In all this be not narrow, 
but, like the church you represent, be broad, generous, 
liberal. 

And may the L,ord Almighty give you wise and 
understanding hearts to discern between good and evil, 
and to control and care for this house in the sphere in 
which he has called you to act, for his name's sake. 
Amen. 

12. Doxology. 

13. Benediction. 



1 Or elder, as the case may be. 



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2. Formula No 2* 

i. Scripture reading (Ps. 84; or, Isa. 62 and Ps. 122). 

2. Singing*. 

3. Prayer. 

4. Singing. 

5. Sermon. 

6. Monetary offering. 

7. Singing. 

8. Reading (with congregation standing): — 

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, 
the heaven, and heaven of heavens, cannot contain 
thee; how much less this house that I have builded I 

Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy serv- 
ant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to 
hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy 
servant prayeth before thee to-day. 

That thine eyes may be open toward this house 
night and day, even toward the place of which thou 
hast said, My name shall be there; that thou may est 
hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make 
toward this place. 

And hearken thou to the supplication of thy serv- 
ant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray 
toward this place: and . . . hear thou in heaven, and 
do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, 
to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the 
righteous, to give him according to his righteousness. 

When thy people Israel be smitten down before the 
enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and 
shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and 
pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house: 

Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy 
people Israel, and bring them again unto the land 
which thou gavest unto their fathers. 



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When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, be- 
cause they have sinned against thee; if they pray 
toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn 
from their sin, when thou afflictest them: 

Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy 
servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them 
the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain 
upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people 
for an inheritance. 

If there be in the land famine, if there be pesti- 
lence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be cater- 
pillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their 
cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; 

What prayer and supplication soever be made by 
any man, or by all th}^ people Israel, which shall 
know every man the plague of his own heart, and 
spread forth his hands toward this house: 

Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and 
forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his 
ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou 
only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men ; ) 

That they may fear thee all the days that they live 
in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 

Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy 
people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy 
name's sake; 

(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy 
strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when 
he shall come and pray toward this house: 

Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do 
according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for, 
that all people of the earth may know thy name, to 
fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may 
know that this house, which I have builded, is called 
by thy name. (I. Kings 8: 27-43.) 



62 the: pastor's companion 

We will go into his tabernacles; we will worship . 
at his footstool. . . . 

For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it 
for his habitation. 

This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I 
have desired it. 

I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy 
her poor with bread. 

I will also clothe her priests with salvation; and her 
saints shall shout aloud for joy. (Ps. 132: 1, 13-16.) 

Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be 
open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer 
that is made in this place. 

Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting 
place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy 
priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and 
let thy saints rejoice in goodness. (II. Chron. 6: 40, 41.) 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting 
to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. 
Praise }^e the Lord. (Ps. 106:48.) 

9. Charge to the trustees. 

10. Delivery of the keys in the name of the Trin- 
ity to hold in trust for God and the church. 

11. Doxology. 

12. Benediction. 

CHAPTER IX. 

THE ORDINATION OF A MINISTER. 

i. On the day appointed, there shall be a suitable 
sermon delivered. 

2. After the names of the candidates have been read 
aloud, the bishop or elder shall address them as follows: — 



TH^ ordination of a minister 63 

An elder "must be blameless as the steward of God; 
not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no 
Striker, not given to filthy lucre; but a lover of hospi- 
tality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 
holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, 
that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort 
and to convince the gainsayers. ' ' (Titus 1: 7-9.) 

Question. Are you assured that you are inwardly 
moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you the office 
of the ministry to serve God in the church of Christ 
to the honor and glory of his holy name? If so, an- 
swer, "I trust I am." 

Question. Do you believe the Holy Scriptures, Old 
and New Testaments? If so, answer, "I do believe 
them." 

Question. Will you apply due diligence to frame and 
fashion your life according to the doctrines of Christ, 
and to make yourself, as much as in you lies, a whole- 
some example to the flock of Christ? If so, answer, "I 
will, the Lord being my helper." 

Question. Will you obey them to whom the charge 
and government over you are committed, and follow 
their godly admonitions with a willing and ready mind? 
If so, answer, "I will endeavor, through the grace of 
God, to do so." 

3. Then prayer is to be offered. 

4. After prayer, the bishop and elders shall lay their 
hands upon the head of each of them, and say: — 

' ' Take thou authority to execute the office of an elder 
in the church of God, in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." 

[Hereupon the bishop or elder shall deliver to each 
of them the Holy Bible, saying: — ] 

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64 THE PASTOR'S COMPANION 

and to administer the ordinances in the church of 
Christ. " 

5. Then the bishop or an elder shall pray. And 
after prayer he shall read from Imke 12: 35-38: — ■ 

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights 
burning; 

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their 
lord, when he will return from the wedding; that 
when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto 
him immediately. 

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when 
he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto 3^011, 
that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down 
to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 

And if he shall come in the second watch, or come 
in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those 
servants. 

6. After this, the following benediction is to be 
pronounced: — 

' ' The peace of God keep your hearts and minds in 
the knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ' ' 



CHAPTER X. 

THE CONSECRATION OF A MISSIONARY. 

i. Song. 

2. Scripture reading. [Isa. 62, or other appropriate 
selections.] 

3. Prayer. 

4. The introduction of the candidate. 

5. Response b}^ the candidate. 

6. Song. 



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7. Charge to the candidate. 

8. Service of consecration. [To be read by the one 
chosen for that purpose ( the reader and the candidate 
standing), as follows: — ] 

Dearly Beloved: You have met all the require- 
ments as a missionary candidate, and have received 

the appointment as a missionary to , and, 

if God wills, will soon take your departure from home 
and native land. In the providence of God, you are 
called to carry the " bread of life" to perishing heathen 
souls. 

Hear the word of God by St. Paul: "Whosoever 
shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 
How then shall they call on him in whom they have 
not believed? and how shall they believe in him of 
whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear 
without a preacher? and how shall they preach except 
they be sent?" You are sent, then, to teach the living 
Word for the salvation of souls. 

Question. Have you a deep, absorbing love for, and 
interest in, the salvation of souls? And have you felt 
especially called of God to missionary work? If so, 
answer, ' ' I trust I have. ' ' 

May you hear the voice, as did the great missionary 
to the Gentiles, "I have appeared unto thee for this 
purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both 
of these things which thou hast seen, and of those 
things in the which I will appear unto thee; delivering 
thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto 
whom now I send thee, to open their eyes, and to turn 
them from darkness to light, and from the power of 
Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness 
of sins, and inheritance among them which are sancti- 
fied by faith that is in me." 
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Question. Are you willing to work under the direc- 
tion of the authorities of the Missionary 

Board of the Church, and will you devote your entire 
time and energies to their work as a missionary? If 
so, answer, "I will, the Lord being nry helper." 

Question. Do you then publicly consecrate yourself 
to God and to this work in the strength of Him who 
said, " Go ye therefore, and teach all nations'' ? If so, 
answer, "I do." 

May the promise be yours, "Lo, I am with you 
alway, even unto the end of the world." 

9. Consecratory prayer. 

10. Song — "God be with you," or "Blest be the 
tie that binds." 

11. Benediction. 

CHAPTER XI. 

BENEDICTIONS — THE LORDS PRAYER— THE APOSTLES' 
CREED. 

1. Benedictions. 

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; . . . and be 
gracious unto thee; the Lord lift up his countenance 
upon thee, and give thee peace. (Num. 6: 24-26.) 

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, 
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (I. Cor. 1: 3.) 

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be 
with you all. Amen. (II. Cor. 13: 14.) 

The peace of God, which passeth all understand- 
ing, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ 
Jesus. (Phil. 4: 7.) 

Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever 
and ever. Amen. (Phil. 4: 20.) 



BENEDICTIONS — THE LORD'S PRAYER &7 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you 
all. Amen. (Phil. 4: 23.) 

Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and 
Christ Jesus our Lord. (II. Tim. 1:2.) 

Now the God of peace, that brought again from 
the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the 
sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 

Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, 
working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, 
through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and 
ever. Amen. (Heb. 13: 20, 21.) 

Now unto him that is able to keep you from fall- 
ing, and to present you faultless before the presence 
of his glory with exceeding joy, 

To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and 
majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. 
Amen. (Jude 24, 25.) 

Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our 
sins in his own blood, 

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and 
his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever 
and ever. Amen. (Rev. 1:5, 6.) 

Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto 
him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, 
for ever and ever. Amen. (Rev. 5: 13.) 

Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, 
and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God 
for ever and ever. Amen. (Rev. 7: 12.) 

2. The Lord's Prayer. 

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy 
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in 
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily 



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bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 
debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver 
us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matt. 6: 9-13.) 

3. The Apostles' Creed. 

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of 
heaven and earth: and in Jesus Christ, his only Son 
our Iyord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, 
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered unto Pontius Pilate; 
was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose 
from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth 
on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from 
thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic 
Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of 
sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life ever- 
lasting. Amen. 



PART III. 

SCRIPTURE READINGS AND HYMNS FOR USE 
IN PASTORAL VISITATION. 



CHAPTER I. 

SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS. 
I. Christian Privilege and Duty, 

(i.) Beatitudes. 

BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel 
of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, 
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful: 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in 
his law doth he meditate day and night. 

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of 
water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his 
leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth 
shall prOvSper. 

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which 
the wind driveth away. 

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judg- 
ment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 

For the Lord knoweth the wa}^ of the righteous: but 
the way of the ungodly shall perish. (Ps. i.) 

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose 
sin is covered. 

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord i input eth 

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not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 
(Ps. 32: 1, 2.) 

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delight- 
eth greatly in his commandments. (Ps. 112: 1.) 

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust. 
(Ps. 40: 4.) 

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the king- 
dom of heaven. 

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be com- 
forted. 

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after 
righteousness: for they shall be filled. 

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called 
the children of God. 

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous- 
ness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and per- 
secute you, and shall say all manner of evil against 
you falsely, for my sake. 

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your 
reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets 
which were before you. (Matt. 5: 3-12.) 

(2.) Prayer. 

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer 
and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests 
be made known unto God. (Phil. 4: 6.) 

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with 
thanksgiving. (Col. 4: 2.) 

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In every tiling give thanks: for this is the will of 
God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (I. Thes. 5: 17, 18.) 

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God 
our Saviour. . . . 

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting 
lip holy hands, without wrath and doubting. ( I. Tim. 
2:3,8.) 

The Lord is nigh unto all tHem that call upon him, 
to all that call upon him in truth. (Ps. 145: 18.) 

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall 
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that 
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be 
opened. (Matt. 7: 7, 8.) 

(3.) Praise. 

Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with 
my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and 
in the congregation. (Ps. in: 1.) 

Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for 
he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. (Ps. 106: 1.) 

Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within 
me, bless his holy name. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits: 

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all 
thy diseases; 

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who 
crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mer- 
cies. (Ps. 103: 1-4.) 

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. (II. 
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all 
wisdom; teaching- and admonishing- one another in 
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with 
grace in your hearts to the Lord. (Col. 3: 16.) 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, which according to his abundant mercry hath 
begotten us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrec- 
tion of Jesus Christ from the dead, 

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undeflled, and 
that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. 
(I. Peter 1:3, 4.) 

Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our 
sins in his own blood, 

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and 
his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever 
and ever. Amen. (Rev. 1: 5, 6.) 

(4.) Brotherly Love, 

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye 
love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also 
love one another. 

By this shall all men know that ye are my dis- 
ciples, if ye have love one to another. (John 13: 34, 35.) 

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I 
write unto you; for ye yourselves are taught of God 
to love one another. (I. Thes. 4:9.) 

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly 
love; in honour preferring one another. (Rom. 12: 10.) 

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the 
truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the 
brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure 
heart fervently. (I. Peter 1: 22.) 

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and 



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there is none occasion of stumbling in him. ( I. John 
2: 10.) 

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, 
he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom 
he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath 
not seen? (I. John 4: 20.) 

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of 
God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and 
knoweth God. 

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is 
love. . . . 

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love 
one another. (I. John 4: 7, 8, 11.) 

We know that we have passed from death unto 
life because we love the brethren. He that loveth 
not his brother abideth in death. (I. John 3: 14.) 

Above all things being fervent in your love among 
yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins. 
(I. Peter 4:8, R. V.) 

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: 
for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 
(Rom. 13: 8.) 

But the end of the charge is love out of a pure 
heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned. (I. 
Tim. 1:5, R. V.) 

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in 
this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Gal. 

5: 14.) 

L,et brotherly love continue. (Heb. 13: 1.) 

(5.) Watchfulness. 

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: 
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 
(Matt. 26:41.) 



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Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not 
when the time is. 

For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, 
who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, 
and to every man his work, and commanded the porter 
to watch. 

Watch ye therefore; for ye know not when the master 
of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at 
the cock-crowing, or in the morning; 

Lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. 

And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. 
(Mark 13: 33~37-) 

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when 
he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, 
that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit 
down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 
(Luke 12: 37.) 

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take 
heed lest he fall. (I. Cor. 10: 12.) 

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like 
men, be strong. (I. Cor. 16: 13.) 

(6.) Trust in God. 

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall 
I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom 
shall I be afraid? (Ps. 27: 1.) 

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my de- 
liverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; 
my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my 
high tower. (Ps. 18: 2.) 

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh 
my salvation. 

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my 
defence; I shall not be greatly moved. . . . 



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My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expec- 
tation is from him. 

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my 
defence; I shall not be moved. 

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of 
my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your 
heart before him: God is a refuge for us. (Ps. 62: i, 
2, 5-8.) 

God is our reiuge and strength, a very present help 
in trouble. 

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be re- 
moved, and though the mountains be carried into the 
midst of the sea; 

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, 
though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. 
(Ps. 46: 1-3.) 

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall 
fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olives shall fail, 
and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be 
cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the 
stalls: 

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God 
of my salvation. (Hab. 3: 17, 18.) 

They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, 
which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the 
Lord is round about his people from henceforth, even 
for ever. (Ps. 125: 1, 2.) 

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind 
is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee. 

Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jeho- 
vah is everlasting strength. (Isa. 26:3, 4.) 



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2, Affliction and Sorrow. 

(i.) The Benefits of Affliction. 

Although, affliction cometh not forth of the dust, 
neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 

Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly 
upward. . . . 

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; 
therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Al- 
mighty: 

For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; he woundeth, 
and his hands make whole. (Job 5:6, 7, 17, 18.) 

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I 
might learn thy statutes. . . . 

I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, 
and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. (Ps. 
119: 71, 75.) 

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; 
neither be weary of his correction: 

For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth, even as a 
father the son in whom he delight eth. (Prov. 3: 11, 

12.) 

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: 
knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 

And patience, experience; and experience, hope. 
(Rom. 5: 3,- 4.) 

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, 
worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal 
weight of glory; 

While we look not at the things which are seen, 
but at the things which are not seen: for the things 
which are seen are temporal; but the things which 
are not seen are eternal. (II. Cor. 4: 17, 18.) 









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Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, 
in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's 
sake: for when I am weak, them am I strong. (II. 
Cor. 12: 10.) 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art 
with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 
(Ps. 23:4.) 

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sus- 
tain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be 
moved. (Ps. 55: 22.) 

(2.) Comfort for the Sorrowing. 

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, 
believe also in me. 

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it 
were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare 
a place for you. 

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come 
again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, 
there ye may be also. 

And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 

Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither 
thou goest; and how can we know the way? 

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, 
and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by 
me. (John 14: 1-6.) 

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 

If ye love me, keep my commandments. 

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you 
another Comforter, that he may abide with you for 
ever; 

Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot 
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth 



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him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and 
shall be in you. 

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to 
you. (John 14: 14-18.) 

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, 
he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall 
be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will 
manifest myself to him. 

Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot,) Lord, how is 
it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not 
unto the world? 

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love 
me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love 
him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode 
with him. (John 14: 21-23.) 

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: 
not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not 
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 
14: 27.) 

And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, 
What are these which are arrayed in white robes? 
and whence came they ? 

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he 
said to me, These are they which came out of great 
tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made 
them white in the blood of the Lamb. 

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and 
serve him day and night in his temple: and he that 
sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; 
neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne 
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fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all 
tears from their eyes. (Rev. 7: 13-17.) 

(3.) Prayer for Help, 

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence 
cometh my help. 

My help cometh from the L,ord, which made heaven 
and earth. (Ps. 121: 1, 2.) 

Hear my prayer, O Iyord, give ear to my supplica- 
tions: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy right- 
ousness. 

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for 
in thy sight shall no man living be justified. . . . 

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth 
after thee, as a thirsty land. 

Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit faileth: hide 
not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that 
go down into the pit. 

Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morn- 
ing; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way 
wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 
(Ps. 143: 1, 2, 6-8.) 

Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give 
ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, 
and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacri- 
fice. (Ps. 141: 1, 2.) 

Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is 
none to help. (Ps. 22\ 11.) 

Give us help from trouble; for vain is the help of 
man. (Ps. 60: 11.) 

Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver 
thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Ps. 50: 15.) 



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Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will 
I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath 
known my name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I 
will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and 
honour him. (Ps. 91: 14, 15.) 

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice 
and my supplications. 

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore 
will I call upon him as long as I live. (Ps. 116: 1, 2.) 

(4.) Chapters for the Afflicted. 



II. Sam. 12: 15-23 
II. Kings 4: 18-37 
Job 14 - - 



Psalm 


20 


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Psalm 


23 


. 


Psalm 


27 


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Psalm 


39 


- - - 


Psalm 


46 


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Psalm 


88 


_ 


Psalm 


90 


- 


Psalm 


9i 


- 


Psalm 


102 


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Psalm 


103: 


1-18 - - 


Psalm 


116 


_ 


Eccl. 


11: 


7 — 12: 14 


Isaiah 


53 


• - 


Lam. 


3' 


i-33 - 


Matt. 


25 


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Behavior in Bereavement. 

Help from God. 

Trouble the Common Earthly 
Lot of Man. 

Trust in the Lord. 

The Lord Our Shepherd. 

Unceasing Trust in God. 

Prayer for Patience in Afflic- 
tion. 

God Our Refuge. 

Prayer in Trouble. 

The Prayer of Moses. 

The Safety of God's People. 

Prayer in Deep Affliction. 

The Pity of the Lord. 

Gratitude for Deliverance. 

Sorrow Follows Rejoicing. 

The Sufferings of Christ for 
Us. 
-God's Mercy in our Afflic- 
tions. 

Preparation for Christ's Com- 
ing. 



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Mark 


5: 


22-43 - 


The Dead Raised Up. 


John 


11: 


1-46 - 


Christ's Sympathy and Help. 


John 


14 


- 


- The Divine Comforter. 


John 


17 


- 


Christ's Prayer for His Disci- 
ples. 


Rom. 


8: 


16-39 - 


Trinmph Through Jesus 
Christ. 


I. Cor. 


15 


. 


The Resurrection. 


II. Cor. 


4: 


8—5: 10 


Present and Future Contrast- 
ed. 


I. Thes. 


4: 


13—5: 11 


Christ's Second Coming. 


I. Peter 


1 


. 


Hope for the Afflicted. 


Rev. 


7 


\ " 


- Coming up Through Great 

Affliction. 


Rev. 


21, 


22 


Heaven. 



3. Sin and Its Antidote. 

(1.) Cojiviction of Sin. 

Thou shalt love the I^ord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, 
and with all thy strength. . . . 

And . . . thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 
(Mark 12: 30, 31.) 

All have sinned, and come short of the glory of 
God. (Rom. 3: 2^.) 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, 
and the truth is not in us. (I. John 1:8.) 

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desper- 
ately wicked: who can know it? (Jer. 17: 9.) 

The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is 
not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 
(Rom. 8: 7.) 

To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, 
to him it is sin. (Jas. 4: 17.) 



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He came unto his own, and his own received him 
not. (John i: n.) 

Ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. 
(John 5: 40.) 

There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. 
(Isa. 57: 21.) 

Without holiness no man shall see the Lord. (Heb. 
12: 14.) 

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. (Ezek. 18: 20.) 

For the wages of sin is death. (Rom. 6: 23.) 

(2.) The Remedy for Sin. 

God so loved the world, that he gave his only be- 
gotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should 
not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3: 16.) 

Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the 
sin of the world! (John 1: 29.) 

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on 
the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto 
righteousness. (I. Peter 2: 24.) 

He was wounded for our transgressions, he was 
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our 
peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are 
healed. (Isa. 53: 5.) 

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt 
be saved. (Acts 16: 31.) 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to 
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all un- 
righteousness. (I. John 1:9.) 

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy 
laden, and I will give you rest. (Matt. 11: 28.) 

Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. 
(Rev. 22\ 17.) 

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to re- 
pentance. (Luke 5: 32.) 



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The Son of man is come to seek and to save that 
which was lost. (Luke 19: 10.) 

Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as 
white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they 
shall be as wool. (Isa. 1: 18.) 

He is able also to save them to the uttermost that 
come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make 
intercession for them. (Heb. 7: 25.) 

Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of 
salvation. (II. Cor. 6: 2.) 

To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your 
hearts. (Heb. 3: 15.) 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye 
upon him while he is near. (Isa. 55: 6.) 

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say 
unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 
(Luke 13: 24.) 

What shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 
(Mark 8: 37.) 

( 3 . ) Assurance of Salvation. 

The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the 
effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for 
ever. (Isa. ^2: 17.) 

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace 
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace 
wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory 
of God. (Rom. 5: 1, 2.) 

Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new 
creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things 
are become new. (II. Cor. 5: 17.) 

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which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the 
flesh, but after the Spirit. . . . 

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that 
we are the children of God: 

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint- 
heirs with Christ. (Rom. 8: i, 16, 17.) 

We know that we have passed from death unto life 
because we love the brethren. (I. John 3: 14.) 

We know that, when he shall appear, we shall be 
like him; for we shall see him as he is. (I. John 3:2.) 

4. Life and Death. 

(1.) The Brevity of Life. 

Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, 
they see no good. 

They are passed away as the swift ships; as the 
eagle that hasteth to the pre} r . (Job 9: 25, 26.) 

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and 
full of trouble. 

He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he 
fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 

And dost thou open thine e}^es upon such an one, 
and bringest me into judgment with thee? 

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? 
not one. 

Seeing his da} T S are determined, the number of his 
months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds 
that he cannot pass; 

Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accom- 
plish, as an hireling, his day. (Job 14: 1-6.) 

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all gen- 
erations. 



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Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever 
thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from 
everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

Thou turnest man to destruction; and say est, Re- 
turn, ye children of men. 

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yester- 
da} T when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are 
as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which 
groweth up. 

In the morning it fLourisheth, and groweth up; in the 
evening it is cut down, and withereth. (Ps. 90: 1-6.) 

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man 
as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the 
flower thereof falleth away. (I. Peter 1: 24.) 

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth, 
and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every 
man at his best state is altogether vanity. (Ps. 39: 5.) 

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply 
our hearts unto wisdom. (Ps. 90: 12.) 

Watch therefore; for ye know neither the day nor the 
hour wherein the Son of man cometh. (Matt. 25: 13.) 

(2.) The Certainty of Death. 

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death ? 
shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave ? 
(Ps. 89: 48.) 

There is no man that hath power over the spirit, to 
retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of 
death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither 
shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 
(Eccl. 8: 8.) 

He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth 
up, and no man is sure of life. . . . 



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They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and 
brought low; they are taken out of the way as all 
other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. 
(Job 24: 22, 24.) 

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves 
in the multitude of their riches; 

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, 
nor give to God a ransom for him; . . . 

That he should still live for ever, and not see corrup- 
tion. (Ps. 49: 6, 7, 9.) 

Wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person 
perish, and leave their wealth to others. (Ps. 49: 10.) 

One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease 
and quiet: 

His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are 
moistened with marrow. 

And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and 
never eateth with pleasure. 

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms 
shall cover them. (Job 21: 23-26.) 

One generation passeth away, and another genera- 
tion cometh. (Keel. 1:4.) 

Man goeth to his long home; and the mourners go 
about the streets. (Eccl. 12: 5.) 

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was ; and the 
spirit shall return unto God who gave it. (Eccl. 12: 7.) 

I am going the way of all the earth. (Josh. 2y. 14.) 

I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to 
the house appointed for all living. (Job 30: 2^.) 

All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till 
my change come. (Job 14: 14.) 

So teach us to number our days, that we may appty 
our hearts unto wisdom. (Ps. 90: 12.) 



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(3.) Promises for the Dying Hour. 

My grace is sufficient for thee. (II. Cor. 12: 9.) 
As thy days, so shall thy strength be. (Deut. 33: 25.) 
My strength is made perfect in weakness. (II. Cor. 
12:9.) 
If God be for us, who can be against us? (Rom. 

8:31.) 

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I com- 
fort you. (Isa. 66: 13.) 

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord 
pitieth them that fear him. 

For he knoweth our frame; he rememberetli that we 
are dust. (Ps. 103: 13, 14.) 

Thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they com- 
fort me. (Ps. 23: 4.) 

I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. ( Heb. 13: 5.) 

Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the 
world. (Matt. 28: 20.) 

When thou passest through the waters, I will be 
with thee. (Isa. 43: 2.) 

It is I; be not afraid. (Matt. 14: 27.) 

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. (Ps. 

56:30 

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. (Job 

13: 15.) 

Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. (Acts 7: 59.) 

Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy 
kingdom. (Luke 23: 42.) 

Fear not, ... it is your Father's good pleasure to 
give you the kingdom. (Luke 12: 32.) 

The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us 
from all sin. (I. John 1: 7.) 

I go to prepare a place for you. (John 14: 2.) 



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To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. (Luke 

23- 43-) 

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there 
the weary be at rest. (Job 3: 17.) 

He is faithful that promised. (Heb. 10: 23.) 

(4.) Su b mission. 

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! (Isa. 

45: 9.) 

What! shall we receive good at the hand of God, 
and shall we not receive evil? (Job 2: 10.) 

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; 
blessed be the name of the Lord. (Job 1: 21.) 

Be still, and know that I am God. (Ps. 46: 10.) 

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou 
didst it. (Ps. 39: 9.) 

It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good. 
(I. Sam. 3: 18.) 

Submit yourselves therefore to God. (J as. 4: 7.) 

my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass 
from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 
(Matt. 26: 39.) 

The will of the Lord be done. (Acts 21: 14.) 
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matt, 
6: 10.) 

5. The Future Life. 

( i . ) The Resurrection . 

And have hope toward God, . . . that there shall be 
a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. 
(Acts 24: 15.) 

Why should it be thought a thing incredible with 
you, that God should raise the dead? (Acts 26: 8.) 

1 know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall 
stand at the latter day upon the earth: 



scripture: selections 89 

And though after my skin worms destroy this body, 
yet in my flesh shall I see God: 

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall 
behold, and not another; though my reins be con- 
sumed within me. (Job 19: 25-27.) 

I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth 
in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall 
never die. (John 11: 25, 26.) 

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, 
and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the 
Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 

For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he 
given to the Son to have life in himself; 

And hath given him authority to execute judgment 
also, because he is the Son of man. 

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the 
which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 

And shall come forth; they that have done good, 
unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done 
evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5: 
25-29.) 

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also 
we look for the Saviour, the L,ord Jesus Christ: 

Who shall change our vile body, that it may be 
fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to 
the working whereby he is able even to subdue all 
things unto himself. (Phil. 3: 20, 21.) 

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, 
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring 
with him. 

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that we which are alive and remain nnto the coming 
of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep, 

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven 
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with 
the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise 
first: 

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught 
up together with them in the clouds, to meet the 
Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the 
Lord. 

Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 
(I. Thes. 4: 14-18.) 

(2.) The Future Blessedness of the Righteous. 

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his 
saints. (Ps. 116: 15.) 

The righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 
(Isa. 57: 1.) 

The righteous hath hope in his death. (Prov. 14: 

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for 
the end of that man is peace. (Ps. $7: 37.) 

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from 
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest 
from their labours; and their works do follow them. 
(Rev. 14: 13.) 

Bye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have en- 
tered into the heart of man, the things which God 
hath prepared for them that love him. (I. Cor. 2: 9.) 

It doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we 
know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like 
him; for we shall see him as he is. (I. John 3: 2.) 

I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. 
(Ps. 17: 15.) 



FAMILIAR HYMNS 

CHAPTER II. 

FAMILIAR HYMNS. 
i. The Christian's Life Work. 

1. A charge) to keep I have, 

A God to glorify; 
A never-dying- soul to save, 
And fit it for the sky: — 

2. To serve the present age, 

My calling to fulfill,— 
Oh! may it all my powers engage — 
To do my Master's will. 

3. Arm me with jealous care, 

As in thy sight to live; 
And, oh! thy servant, Lord! prepare 
A strict account to give. 

4. Help me to watch and pray, 

And on thyself rely; 
Assured, if I my trust betray, 
I shall forever die. 

2. The Saviour's Tears. 

1. Did Christ o'er sinners weep, 

And shall our cheeks be dry? 
Let floods of penitential grief 
Burst forth from ever}^ eye. 

2. The Son of God in tears — 

The wondering angels see! 
Be thou astonished, O my soul! 
He shed those tears for thee. 

3. He wept that we might weep; 

Each sin demands a tear; 
In heaven alone no sin is found, 
And there's no weeping there. 



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3. The Lord's Guardianship. 

1. How gentle God's commands! 

How kind his precepts are! 
Come, cast yonr burdens on the Lord, 
And trust his constant care. 

2. His bounty will provide; 

His saints securely dwell; 
That hand which bears creation up 
Shall guard his children well. 

3. Wh} r should this anxious load 

Press down 3 r our weary mind? 
Oh! seek your Heavenly Father's throne, 
And peace and comfort find. 

4. His goodness stands approved, 

Unchanged from day to day; 
I '11 drop my burden at his feet, 
And bear a song away. 

4. The Cross and the Crown. 

i. Must Jesus bear the cross alone, 
And all the world go free? 
No, there 's a cross for every one, 
And there 's a cross for me. 

2. How happy are the saints above, 

Who once went mourning here! 
But now they taste unmingled love, 
And joy without a tear. 

3. This consecrated cross I '11 bear, 

Till death shall set me free, 
And then go home my crown to wear, 
For there 's a crown for me. 



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5. Crown Him Lord of AIL 

i. All hail the power of Jesus' name! 
Let angels prostrate fall; 
Bring forth the royal diadem, 
And crown him Lord of all. 

2. Let every kindred, every tribe, 

On this terrestrial ball, 
To him all majesty ascribe, 
And crown him Lord of all. 

3. Oh, that, with yonder sacred throng, 

We at his feet may fall! 
We '11 join the everlasting song, 
And crown him Lord of all. 

6. Christ Incomparable. 

i. Majestic sweetness sits enthroned 
Upon the Saviour's brow; 
His head with radiant glories crowned, 
His lips with grace o'erflow. 

2. No mortal can with him compare 

Among the sons of men; 
Fairer .is he than all the fair 
Who fill the heavenly. train. 

3. He saw me plunged in deep distress, 

And flew to my relief; 
For me he bore the shameful cross, 
And carried all my grief. 

4. To heaven, the place of his abode, 

He brings my weary feet; 
Shows me the glories of my God, 
And makes my joys complete. 



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7. Lamenting the Absence of the Spirit. 

i. Oh, for a closer walk with God! 
A calm and heavenly frame! 
A light to shine upon the road 
That leads me to the Lamb! 

2. Return, O holy Dove, return, 

Sweet messenger of rest; 
I hate the sins that made thee mourn, 
And drove thee from my breast. 

3. The dearest idol I have known, 

Whate'er that idol be, 
Help me to tear it from thy throne, 
And worship only thee. 

4. So shall my walk be close with God, 

Calm and serene my frame; 
So purer light shall mark the road 
That leads me to the Lamb. 

8. Heb. 12: 6. 

i. I cannot always trace the way 

Where thou, Almighty One, dost move; 
But I can always, always say, 
That God is love, that God is love. 

2. When mystery clouds my darkened path, 

I '11 check my dread, my doubts reprove; 
In this my soul sweet comfort hath, 
That God is love, that God is love. 

3. Yes, God is love; — a thought like this 

Can every gloomy thought remove, 
And turn all tears, all woes, to bliss, 
For God is love, for God is love. 



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9. The Mercy=Seat. 

1. From every stormy wind that blows, 
From every swelling tide of woes, 
There is a calm, a sure retreat; — 

'T is found before the mercy -seat. 

2. There is a place where Jesus sheds 
The oil of gladness on our heads, — 
A place than all besides more sweet; 
It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. 

3. There is a spot where spirits blend, 
Where friend holds fellowship with friend; 
Though sundered far, by faith they meet 
Around one common mercy-seat. 

4. There, there, on eagle's wings we soar, 
And time and sense molest no more; 

And heaven comes down our souls to greet, 
And glory crowns the mercy-seat! 

10. An Evening Hymn. 

1. Thus far the Lord has led me on, 

Thus far his power prolongs my days; 
And every evening shall make known 
Some fresh memorial of his grace. 

2. Much of my time has run to waste, 

And I, perhaps, am near my home; 
But he forgives my follies past, 
And gives me strength for days to come. 

3. I lay my body down to sleep, — 

Peace is the pillow for my head; 
While well-appointed angels keep 

Their watchful stations round my bed. 



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4. Thus, when the night of death shall come, 
My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, 
And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, 
With sweet salvation in the sound. 

11. Love to the Brethren. 

i. Blest be the tie that binds 

Our hearts in Christian love! 
The fellowship of kindred minds 
Is like to that above. 

2. Before our Father's throne 

We pour our ardent prayers; 
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, 
Our comforts and our cares. 

3. We share our mutual woes; 

Our mutual burdens bear: 
And often for each other flows 
The s}^mpathizing tear. 

4. When we asunder part, 

It gives us inward pain: 
But we shall still be joined in heart, 
And hope to meet again. 

12. Rock of Ages. 

i. Rock of Ages, cleft for me! 
Let me hide myself in thee; 
Let the water and the blood, 
From thy side a healing flood, 
Be of sin the double cure — 
Save from wrath and make me pure. 

2. Should my tears forever flow, 

Should my zeal no languor know, 



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All for sin could not atone; 
Thou must save, and thou alone; 
In my hand no price I bring; 
Simply to thy cross I cling. 

. While I draw this fleeting breath, 
When mine eyelids close in death, 
When I rise to worlds unknown, 
See thee on thy judgment throne — 
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, 
L,et me hide myself in thee. 

13. Looking to Jesus. 

1. My faith looks up to thee, 
Thou Lamb of Calvary, 

Saviour divine! 
Now hear me while I pray, 
Take all my guilt away, 
Oh, let me, from this day, 

Be wholly thine! 

2. May thy rich grace impart 
Strength to my fainting heart; 

My zeal inspire; 
As thou hast died for me, 
Oh! may my love to thee 
Pure, warm, and changeless be, 

A living fire. 

3. While life's dark maze I tread, 
And griefs around me spread, 

Be thou my Guide; 
Bid darkness turn to day, 
Wipe sorrow's tears away, 
Nor let me ever stray 

From thee aside. 



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4. When ends life's transient dream, 
When death's cold, sullen stream 

Shall o'er me roll, 
Blest Saviour! then, in love, 
Fear and distrust remove; 
Oh, bear me safe above, 
A ransomed soul! 

14. The Only Refuge. 

i. Jesus, lover of my soul, 

Let me to thy bosom fly, 
While the nearer waters roll, 

While the tempest still is high! 
Hide me, oh! my Saviour, hide, 

Till the storm of life is past; 
Safe into the haven guide, 

Oh, receive my soul at last! 

2. Other refuge have I none; 

Hangs my helpless soul on thee: 
Leave, oh! leave me not alone; 

Still support and comfort me: 
All my trust on thee is stayed; 

All my help from thee I bring; 
Cover my defenseless head 

With the shadow of thy wing. 

3. Thou, O Christ, art all I want; 

More than all in thee I find; 
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, 

Heal the sick, and lead the blind. 
Just and holy is thy name, 

I am all unrighteousness: 
False and full of sin I am, 

Thou art full of truth and grace. 






FAMILIAR HYMNS 99 

115. The Christian Soldier. 

1. Am I a soldier of the cross, 

A follower of the lyamb ? 
And shall I fear to own his cause, 
Or blush to speak his name? 

2. Must I be carried to the skies 

On flowery beds of ease, 
While others fought to win the prize, 
And sailed through bloody seas? 

3. Are there no foes for me to face? 

Must I not stem the flood? 
Is this vile world a friend to grace, 
To help me on to God? 

4. Sure I must fight if I would reign; 

Increase my courage, I^ord! 
I '11 bear the toil, endure the pain, 
Supported by thy word. 

16. Invitation Hymn. 

1. Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, 

Weak and wounded, sick and sore; 
Jesus ready stands to save you, 
Full of pity, love, and power; 

He is able, 
He is willing, — doubt no more. 

2. Now, ye needy, come and welcome; 

God's free bounty glorify; 
True belief and true repentance, 
Every grace that brings you nigh, 

Without money, 
Come to Jesus Christ and buy. 



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3. Let not conscience make }T>u linger, 

Nor of fitness fondly dream; 
All the fitness he requireth 
Is to feel 3'onr need of him: 

This he gives you; 
'T is the Spirit's glimmering beam. 

4. Come, ye weary, hea\w-laden, 

Bruised and mangled bj r the fall; 
If 3'ou tarry till you 're better, 
You will never come at all; 

Not the righteous, — 
Sinners Jesus came to call. 

17. Glorious Fountain. 

1. There is a fountain filled with blood, 

Drawn from Immanuel's veins, 
And sinners plunged beneath that flood 
Lose all their guilty stains. 

2. The d}ang thief rejoiced to see 

That fountain, in his day; 
And there may I, though vile as he, 
Wash all my sins away. 

3. B'er since, by faith, I saw the stream 

Thy flowing wounds supply, 
Redeeming love has been my theme, 
And shall be till I die. 

4. Then in a nobler, sweeter song 

I '11 sing thy power to save, 
When this poor, lisping, stammering tongue 
Lies silent in the grave. 



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i8 e Memorial of Pr.aise. 

i. Come, thou Fount of every blessing, 

Tune my heart to sing thy grace; 
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, 

Call for songs of loudest praise. 
Teach me some melodious sonnet, 

Sung by flaming tongues above; 
Praise the mount — I 'm fixed upon it- — 

Mount of thy redeeming love. 

2. Here I '11 raise mine Bbenezer, 

Hither by thy help I 'm come; 
And I hope by thy good pleasure, 

Safely to arrive at home. 
Jesus sought me when a stranger, 

Wand' ring from the fold of God; 
He, to rescue me from danger, 

Interposed his precious blood. 

3. Oh, to grace how great a debtor 

Daily I'm constrained to be! 
L,et thy goodness, like a fetter, 

Bind my wand' ring heart to thee. 
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it; 

Prone to leave the God I love — 
Here 's my heart, oh! take and seal it; 

Seal it for thy courts above. 



PART IV. 

RULES OF ORDER FOR DELIBERATIVE 
MEETINGS. 1 



I. ORGANIZATION. 

When a number of persons come together for delib- 
erative purposes according to appointment, any indi- 
vidual may call the meeting to order, announce the 
arrival of the time for business, and suggest the neces- 
sity of organizing by the election of a chairman. The 
same person should put the question upon nomination 
for presiding officer, and declare the election. The 
chairman taking his seat, the meeting should proceed 
in like manner to complete its organization by the 
election of a secretary and such other officers as may 
be desired. The organization being completed, the 
assembly is ready to proceed to business. 

2. MEMBERS. 

All members of deliberative bodies should be in 
their places promptly at times appointed for meet- 
ings. 

All members have equal privileges of making mo- 
tions and advocating or opposing any propositions 
that may come up for consideration, and all should 
vote on every question unless excused by the assembly. 

iNoTE. —For a fuller treatment of the subject the reader is referred 
to Robert's "Rules of Order," the principal authority for the state- 
ments herein given. 

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rui.es of order 103 

Personal reflections in debate are always Out of order, 
and should never be indulged in. 

No member should speak twice on any question till 
all have spoken who desire to do so. 

3. MOTIONS. 

Adjourn. — 

Motion not debatable. Cannot be amended. Can- 
not be reconsidered. Can be repeated only after inter- 
vening business. Yields only to motion to fix time 
to which to adjourn. 

Amend. — 

Can be amended. Amendment to an amendment 
cannot be amended. May be in the form of ''add- 
ing," "striking out," "striking- out and inserting," 
' ' substituting, " " dividing. ' ' 

Appeal. — 

Tie vote sustains the decision of the chair. Cannot 
be amended. Not debatable when relating to inde- 
corum and priority of business, nor when the previous 
question is pending. 

Lie on the Table. — 

Purpose — to defer action. Not debatable. Cannot be 
amended. Vote to take from the table undebatable. 
Generally carries with it "everything that adheres to 
the subject." 

Motions. — 

Must be seconded. Cannot be discussed until stated 
by the chairman. Can be withdrawn by the mover 
if no objections are offered; otherwise, a vote must be 
taken upon leave to withdraw the motion. If lost, 
cannot be renewed at the same session, except by vote 
to reconsider. 



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Orders of the Day. — 

Motion for, not debatable. Cannot be amended. Need 
not be seconded. In order when another member has 
the floor. 

Postpone to a Definite Time. — 

Purpose — to defer action. Allows limited debate on 
the propriety of postponement. 

Postpone hidefin itely . — 

Purpose — to suppress the question. Cannot be 
amended. 

Precedence of Motio?is — 

The following motions are given in the order of their 
rank, the highest first. Each higher motion is in order 
while a lower one is pending. 

i. To fix the time to which to adjourn. 

2. To adjourn (when unqualified). 

3. For the orders of the day. 

4. To lie on the table. 

5. For the previous question. 

6. To postpone to a certain time. 

7. To commit. 

8. To amend. 

9. To postpone indefinitely. 

Previous Question. — 

Purpose — to suppress debate. Not debatable. Can- 
not be amended. 

Quorum. — 

A majority of the members of the assembly, when 
there is no other rule. Often fixed at a much smaller 
number. ' ' Churches seldom fix the number of a quo- 
rum by rule, but consider any number present at a 
business meeting regularly called competent to act. It 



RULES OF ORDER IO5 

is, however, unwise to transact important business with 
only a small part of the church present." 1 

Business may proceed without a quorum, if attention 
is not called to its absence. 

Reco?isider. — 

Can be made at any time, but cannot be acted upon 
while another question is before the assembly. Must 
be made by one who voted with the prevailing side. 
Cannot be amended. Debatable only when the motion 
reconsidered is debatable. Only a majority vote neces- 
sary. 

Speaking. — 

Right of, not lost by calls for the previous question 
while a member has the floor. Members may be 
called to order while speaking; may not speak more 
than once on the same question until every member 
desiring to speak has done so. 

Stispension of the Rules. — ■ 

All questions implying a suspension or change of 
the rules require a two-thirds vote. 

Voting. — 

If a ballot is required and there is but one nominee, 
the secretary may cast the vote of the assembly if no 
one objects. 

A vote by yeas and nays may be ordered by a ma- 
jority vote, or less number if there be a special rule. 
"It should not be used at all in a mass meeting, or 
in any other assembly whose members are not respon- 
sible to a constituency." 8 



1 Hiscox. 

2 Robert. 



PART V. 

SUGGESTIVE OUTLINES FOR REVIVAL AND 
FUNERAL SERMONS. 



CHAPTER I. 

REVIVALS, 
i. The Love of God. (John 3: 16.) 

The sum of gospel truth. 

I. The object of that love. Consider the condition 
of the world of sinners. 

II. The character of the love of God: (1) Tender. 
(2) Omnipotent. (3) Everlasting. 

III. The manifestation of that love — Jesus. 

IV. Result of accepting the love of God in Christ. 

V. Result of rejecting it. 

2o Inexorableness of Divine Law. 

"No place of repentance" (Heb. 12: 17). 

Natural law merciless: fire, frost, lightning, and 
other forces of nature act uniformly. The parallel to be 
traced in the moral world: the truth in regard to the 
working of sin, and its punishments; the modifications 
of justice in connection with the atonement; the rela- 
tions of the doctrine to the retribution of eternity. 

3. The Necessity and the Possibility of the New Birth. 

"Ye must be born again " (John 3: 7). " Whosoever 
will," etc. (Rev. 22: 17). 

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Must be born again, and may be born again, are 

truths which should never be separated one from the 

other. Must without the may leads to despair. May 

without the must leads to presumption. We must, we 

can, be born again through the grace vouchsafed of 

Heaven. 

4. No Escape. 

"How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salva- 
tion ?" (Heb. 2: 3.) 

I. Consider the great salvation: (1) It is great in 
its conception — none but an Infinite mind could have 
conceived of it. (2) It is great in its results: (a) Free- 
dom from condemnation; (b) Freedom from sin — 
sanctification possible; (c) Freedom from eternal death ; 
(d) It secures eternal life. (3) Its greatness appears 
in the price paid for it. Secure it. (4) Its greatness 
appears in the agencies at present employed: (a) The 
Word; (b) The Holy Spirit. 

II. The inquiry enforced: "How shall we escape, 
if," etc. If those living in a darker age, under the old 
dispensation, were punished for every transgression, 
much more may we expect to be, who live under the 
present dispensation, if we let the present opportun- 
ities slip. 

Co7tclusion. It is not necessary that we become 
notoriously sinful; simply to neglect is to come short 
of this great salvation. 

5. Christ's Entreaty and the Sinner's Duty. 

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man 
hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to 
him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Rev. 
3: 20). 

Christ here speaks: — 

I. Of himself. (1) His presence: "At the door." 



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(2) His pleading "knocks," which indicate earnest 
seeking. (Matt. 7: y } S; Luke 11: 9, 10.) He speaks 
also: "If any man hear my voice." (3) His posture: 
Stands, waiting to be admitted. (4) His promises: 
"I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and 
he with me." 

II. Of the sinner's duty: (1) To seek the present 
Christ: "Behold." (2) To hear the pleading Christ: 
"Hear my voice." (3) To receive the waiting Christ: 
"Open the door." (4) To enjoy the promises of 
Christ: "Sup with him." 

6. Responsibility for Otir Thoughts. 

"Let . . . the unrighteous man [forsake] his 
thoughts" (Isa. 55:7). 

This means not only a change of plans and purposes, 
but of the current of thought. The skeptic and the 
atheist sa} r , "How can I help my thoughts?" Before 
God a man is blamable for his wrong thinking. God's 
judgment does not await overt acts. Here we see 
the dilemma in which sin has placed us. We are 
unable to control our thoughts, and yet are punishable 
for them ! There is a way of escape — through a new 
birth, a new creation. The mind of Christ formed 
in us will think acceptably in God's sight. 

7. The Way of Salvation. (Isa. 35: 8=10.) 

I. It is a highway — open to all. " And an highway 
shall be there," etc. 

II. It is a clean way. "The unclean shall not 
pass over it." 

III. It is a plain way. "The wayfaring men," etc. 
(1) It is easy to find the way. Go to the cross. The 
cross stands at the entrance of the way. (2) Easy 






REVIVALS 109 

to keep when once found. Hard for one to lose his 
way on a straight road. The right is simple. 

IV. It is a safe way. "No lion shall be there," etc. 

V. It is a joyful way. See last verse. 

8. " Choose You This Day Whom Ye Will Serve" ( Joshua 24: 15 ). 

These words have a military ring; they are the words 
of the soldier — "short, sharp, and decisive." Their 
import will appear if we consider: — 

I. That the service of God is a matter of choice: 
" Choose you." 

II. That the choice of God is a matter of service: 
' ' Choose you . . . whom ye will serve. ' ' 

III. That neither the choice nor the service admits 
of any delay: "Choose you this day whom ye will 
serve." 

9. Christ's Converts. 

"Father, I will that they also whom," etc. (John 
17: 24.) 

In this text we notice: (1) Christ's converts; (2) 
Their destination; (3) Their privilege. But to give a 
vivid impression, let us put in the personal element 
and look at — 

I. Two of Christ's converts, whose conversion seems 
to have been immediately effected by the Saviour's 
agency, — the penitent thief and St. Paul; the one in 
the hour of the Redeemer's agony, the other from the 
throne of his glory. ( 1 ) The thief, a despicable char- 
acter. (2) The apostle, a magnificent man; his dramatic 
conversion, a busy career, a measureless influence. 

II. Their common goal. They had a common bond 
of sin — one a thief, the other a murderer. They had 
a common hope — one expiring in physical agony and 
spiritual peace; the other came, finally, to the same 



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experience, perishing by the axe, and encouraged by 
anticipation of his heavenly home. How little they 
seemed to have in common; how much they really had. 
III. Their glorious' meeting. "That they may 
behold my glory." Paul and the nameless penitent 
have struck happy hands and exclaimed, "By the 
grace of God we are what we are!" 

10. The Wages of Sin and the Reward of Grace. 

' * The wages of sin is death ; but the gift of God 
is eternal life through Jesus Christ our L,ord" (Rom. 
6: 23). 

I. The masters in whose service men engage. The 
greater part of men surrender themselves to sin. How 
wretched the slaves of sin! How happy the servants 
of God! 

II. The rewards which these masters give to those 
that serve them. (1) Sin gives death — not only the 
first, but also the second death; the death which the 
apostle opposes to eternal life. This death has three 
degrees: (a) Perturbed passions and a troubled con- 
science in this life; (b) The separation of soul and 
body; (e) Everlasting dismissal from the presence of 
the L,ord. (2) God gives eternal life, reunion to him- 
self. 

III. The quality of these rewards. How do these 
masters respectively reward their servants ? ( 1 ) Sin 
gives death as wages. (2) God gives eternal life. 

11. The Winning Power of Testimony. 

' ' Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will 
declare what he hath done for my soul" (Ps. 66: 16). 

I. What has God done for the soul? ( 1) He created, 
it. (Gen. 2:7.) (2) Redeemed it. (I. Pet. 1: 18, 19.) 
(3) Regenerated it. (Eph. 2: 1.) (4) Made it his 



REVIVALS III 

dwelling-place. (John 17: 23.) (5) Prepared a heaven 
for it. (John 14: 2.) 

II. Bearing testimony to the divine work. "I 
will declare," etc. Those who were cured of phys- 
ical infirmity declared what God had done. See 
Bible characters — lepers, maniac, lame man at the 
beautiful gate. The work in the soul made known 
(1) in conversion; (2) in right living; (3) in the 
experience meeting and in daily conversation; (4) in 
the dying hour; (5) in the eternal ages. 

12. "But He Was a Leper" (II. Kings 5: 1). 

Naaman was afflicted with a horrible and loathsome 
and incurable disease, leprosy. ' ' But he was a leper. ' ' 

I. He was a type of man's utter ruin by sin. It 
must be written after the name of the bravest, the 
noblest, the wealthiest of the race, "but he was a 
sinner," and "the wages of sin is death" (Rom. 
6: 23), whether committed by those of high or low 
degree. 

II. Naaman' s leprosy, like man's sin, was incur- 
able by any device of his own or of others. 

III. Naaman had to learn that recovery from lep- 
rosy is the gift of God, the work of sovereign grace, 
and not to be purchased with money. 

IV. Naaman had to take his place in the Jordan, 
which, according to Jerome, means "the stream of 
judgment," before he could be saved. 

V. Naaman went down into the river of judgment, 
"according to the saying of the man of God: and 
his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little 
child, and he was clean." 

VI. He immediately made a bold and open con- 
fession of the true God, and this was a wonderful 
thing for such a man to do. 



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VII. As to the principle of his future walk, he was 
put, not under law, but under grace. 

13. " Is It Well with Thee ? " (II. Kings 4: 26.) 

I. We can find out when it is well with a soul by 
discovering when it is not well. Surely it is not 
well when God says, "Woe unto the wicked! it 
shall be ill with him" (Isa. 3: 11). 

II. When it is well. "As many as received him, 
to them gave he power to become the sons of God, 
even to them that believe on his name: which were 
born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, 
nor of the will of man, but of God" (John 1: 12, 
13). "Ye are all the children of God by faith in 
Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3: 26). "Whosoever believeth 
that Jesus is the Christ is born of God" (I. John 

5: 1). 

lit. "Is it well with thee?" Each must settle this 
tremendous question with himself. "We shall all 
stand before the judgment seat of Christ. ... So 
then every one of us shall give account of himself to 
God" (Rom. 14: 10, 12). If you have ever entered a 
crowded railway train at midnight, you have noticed 
that nearly all the passengers nodded and slept. But 
when the conductor entered with the bright lamp on 
his arm, the light was flashed into every face, and 
not one escaped inspection. So it will be when "the 
dead, small and great, stand before God" (Rev. 
20: 12). There will be time enough to investigate 
every case, and holiness and justice and wisdom 
enough to decide aright, and power enough to pun- 
ish. Never mind others for the present, but answer 
the question at the foot of the cross, "Is it well 
with thee?" 



REVIVALS 113 

14, First Things First. 

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, . . . and all 
these things shall be added unto you' ' (Matt. 6: 33). 

I. Seek ye first the kingdom of God. 

II. Seek ye first the kingdom of God. 

III. Seek ye first the kingdom of God. 

IV. Seek ye first the kingdom of God. 

V. And all these things shall be added unto you. 

15. Nothing Too Hard for God. (Jer. 32: 17.) 

I. Jesus Christ has power over nature (Matt. 14: 
26-33), disease (Mark 2: 1-12), death (John 11: 1-45). 

II. He is able to save sinners, even the chief of 
sinners. (I. Tim. 1: 15.) No case is too hard for him. 
(Mark 5: 1-19.) His salvation is to the uttermost. 
(Heb. 7: 25.) 

III. He is able to keep unto everlasting life. (II. 
Tim. 1: 12; Heb. 2: 18; II. Cor. 12: 9.) 

16. "And Yet There Is Room" (Luke 14: 22). 

The provisions of the gospel are for the lost. (I^uke 
19: 10.) Millions have accepted the gospel invitation, 
1 'and yet there is room." 

I. Room in God's heart for all. Whosoever will 
may come. 

II. Room in God's power. He is able to save to 
the uttermost. 

III. Room in the church of Christ. The door is 
wide open. (Rev. 3: 8.) 

IV. Room in heaven. (John 14: 1-3.) 

There is room for all, young and old. Nothing can 
keep any one out but a bad heart. Only the blood 
of Jesus Christ can cleanse from all sin. (I. John 
1:7; Rev. 7: 14, 15.) 



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17. Preparation to Meet God. (Amos 4: 12.) 

I. What? " Ye must be born again." (John 3: 7.) 

II. How? Receive Jesus Christ. (John 1: 11, 12.) 

III. When ? ' ' Behold, now is the day of salvation ' ' 
(II. Cor. 6: 2.) 

18. Three R's of Salvation. 

I. Ruin by sin. 

II. Redemption by Christ Jesus. 

III. Regeneration by the Holy Ghost. 

19. "Be Ye Also Ready" (Matt. 24:44). 

I. Be ye also ready. Being is more than doing. 
One must be right at heart to please God. 

II. Beye also ready. Religion is a personal matter. 

III. Be ye also ready. It is not enough that our 
friends are ready. 

IV. Be ye also ready. Ready for life, ready for 
service, ready for death and eternity. 

20. An Appeal to Earnestness. 

"They made light of it" (Matt. 22: 5). 

The provisions of the gospel are all complete. "All 
things are now ready: come unto the marriage." " But 
they made light of it." To make light of this great 
matter implies : ( 1 ) Treating lightly the word of God 
by setting up our own opinions against the voice of 
Heaven. (2) A disregard of the eternal principle that 
character determines destiny. (3) A disregard of the 
cunning and malicious devices of Satan. (4) An in- 
sult to Christ, our best friend. (5) A simple neglect 
of the interests of the soul. All one has to do to be 
lost forever is to neglect the great salvation Christ 
has provided. 



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2.1. " The Best Robe." (Luke 15:22.) 

It is the robe of Christ's spotless righteousness. 

I. It is clean and of good quality. 

II. It always fits well. 

III. It is never out of fashion. 

IV. It is always becoming. 

V. It never wears out. 

VI. It does not cost anything. 

VII. Every one may have it. 

CHAPTER II. 

FUNERALS. 
1. The Death of Children. 

(1.) God's Love of Little Children. 

" It is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, 
that one of these little ones should perish' ' (Matt, 
18: 14). 

God loves little children with tenderest, deepest, 
sweetest love. 

I. It is a love of utter unselfishness. 

II. It is the love of delight in them. 

III. It is a love of compassion tow 7 ard them. 

IV. God's love is the love of. trust in the almost 
infinite capacities of children. Surely, "it is not the 
will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these 
little ones should perish." 

(2.) Some Reasons for Removal. 

"I shall go to him, but he shall not return tome" 
(II. Sam. 12: 23). 

WI13' take away the little one in the freshness of 
early dawn, leaving the home desolate, the heart sad, 



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and the sweetest hopes forever withered? We may 
not be able fully to answer; but there are considera- 
tions which mitigate in some measure the overshadow- 
ing gloom. 

I. The length of a human life is not always the 
measure of its usefulness. 

II. A child's work on earth is not finished when 
it dies. 

III. It is removed from the many troubles and temp- 
tations incident to this mortal life. 

a IV. God has called it to a higher and nobler mission 
than any on earth. 

V. The assurance that godly parents shall be reunited 
to their children. "I shall go," etc. This is clearly 
taught. God is able thus to comfort us in all tribu- 
lations. 

(3.) The Shunammite and Her Son. 

" Is it well with the child ? And she answered, It is 
well" (II. Kings 4: 26). 

This story has soothed the spirit of many a parent, 
and is still fraught with consolation. The story sug- 
gests : — 

I. The Shunammite, though a godly person, was 
not exempt from family bereavement. 

II. The Shunammite, though a pious woman, was 
deeply grieved by the loss of her child. 

III. The Shunammite, amidst her affliction, betook 
herself to God. He is the truest source of comfort. 

IV. The Shunammite acquiesced in the bereaving 
dispensation, painful though it was. Though stricken 
with a deep sorrow she could yet say, ' ' It is well ' ' 
with the child. 

Fond parent, look to thy child in its glorified state, 
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(4.) The Teaching of a Child's Death. 

"Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, 
but he shall not return to me" (II. Sam. 12: 23). 

Sickness had come to the palace. David was greatly- 
distressed by the event. While the sickness lasted he 
betook himself to prayer. He besought God both for 
himself, because of his great sin, and for the child. 
When the child died he ceased to pray, being fully re- 
signed to God's dealings with him. In this he showed 
the strength of his character and the firmness of his 
faith in a future life. 

Practical teachings: — 

I. The illness and death of little children may be 
intimately connected with the conduct and spiritual 
history of the parents. 

II. The surest solace under the affliction and death 
of infants is in God. 

III. We may cherish the most unwavering assurance 
of the salvation of those who die in infancy. The 
tone and spirit of the gospel favor the idea of their 
salvation. The departed child is in heaven. What 
a consolation! "I shall go to him." 

2. T5ie Death of Young People. 

(1.) Sunset at Noon. 

"Her sun is gone down while it was yet day" (Jer. 
15: 9)- 

Whatever may be the literal meaning of these words, 
they suggest a departure in mid-life. The sun going 
down at noon is very suggestive of the unexpectedness 
of the death of the young man or young woman at a 
time when life is full of hope and promise, and yet — 

I. The sun goes down by the appointment of God. 
"He maketh night and day" and ruleth the heavens. 



Il8 THE PASTOR'S COMPANION 

II. The sun goes down for the benefit of the human 
race. Darkness shows us worlds and teaches us lessons 
which the day never discloses. So death works for 
the world's good, restrains wickedness, and stimulates 
piety. 

III. The sun often goes down too soon fot us. We 
are not ready. Work unfinished. Joshua, Hezekiah, 
David. "Spare me." Voltaire, Elizabeth. 

IV. The sun has his natural time for setting. This 
setting is expected and prepared for by man. To set 
before would be startling and disappointing. So with 
human life. 

V. The sun goes down to rise again. After a brief 
interval he appears again. So with the departed dead. 
Those who die in Christ will appear again in golden 
splendor. 

VI. Let us be cheered by this revelation. God is the 
Father of lights. He does all things well, and whether 
the sun of our loved ones depart in the morning, at 
mid-day, or in the evening, it will have a glorious 
rising in that perfect day in which there shall be no 
night. 

(2.) The Sleeping Damsel. 

"The. damsel is not dead, but sleepeth" (Mark 5: 39). 

Death never inquires about age or goodness before 
he touches with his icy fingers. The girl was twelve 
years of age. She was probably a good, dutiful girl. 
Her parents rejoiced in her. Learn: — 

I. That youth and amiability do not shield from 
sickness and death. 

II. How valuable are godly parents to their chil- 
dren. 

III. The comforting word with which Jesus clothed 
the idea of death — "sleep." 



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IV. Observe that Jesus is the resurrection. Jesus 
called the damsel to life again. 

V. Note how death quails before the touch and 
words of Jesus. "He took the damsel by the hand, and 
said." 

VI. Learn the fatality of sin. Sin leads to death. 
Give Jesus your hand now, and he will take you by 

the hand at the resurrection and present you to all 
blessed and loving ones. 

(3.) The Mourner' s Best News. 

' 'Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the 
life" (John 11: 25). 

I. Think of the authority with which these words 
are spoken: "I am," not "I will be." 

II. Think upon the word "life," — that word which 
is always music; that word, next to the words "God 
in Christ," has in it the deepest meaning in the world. 
This life is conscious; death cannot for one moment 
paralyze the soul. Heaven is a conscious world into 
which we are passing. It is a home with pure and 
perpetual friendships, and without illness and without 
a grave. 

Take comfort, then; those from whom you have 
parted shall be your companions again. 

The resurrection and the life! what heart is not 
thrilled with the preciousness of the promise; who 
does not feel a deep and abiding gratitude to the Re- 
deemer, who brings this life. 

3. The Death of Christians. 

(1.) Readiness for Death. 

"For I am now ready to be offered," etc. (II. Tim. 
4: 6-8.) 



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I. Note each sentiment in this interesting passage. 
"I am now ready to be offered." This is the sweet 
experience of the man of God. "The time of my 
departure is at hand." The Christian's departure is 
a blessed one, no matter how early or near. "I have 
fought a good fight." The Christian's life is one of 
conflict, and yet he has a faith that overcomes the 
world. It is "a good fight." "I have finished my 
course." Like his Lord, Paul could say, "I have fin- 
ished the work which thou gavest me to do," — finished 
with unutterable joy. " I have kept the faith." Kept 
the faith of the gospel which purified the heart and 
sanctified the life which had been delivered to him. 

II. The prOvSpect of the future. "Crown of right- 
eousness." "A crown of life." "Crown of glory." 
"Which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give 
me." Wonderful gift — gift of love, gift of mercy, the 
gift of God. "And not to me only, but unto all them 
also that love his appearing." There is a crown for 
every overcoming Christian. Glorious hope! 

(2.) Death of a Believer in Jesus. 

"Them also which sleep in Jesus" (I. Thes. 4: 

14). 

We are indebted to divine revelation for all the 
certain knowledge we possess of a future state. Note 
the description here given us of the death of true 
believers. "Them . . . which sleep in Jesus." 

I. They "sleep." This is expressive of the ease 
and readiness with which the Christian dies. 

II. They sleep " in Jesus." To the Christian, Jesus 
"is all, and in all." To him he is everything. He is 
his life, and in death he rests in him. He is his 
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(3.) Faithfulness and Its Reward. 

"Well done, thou good and faithful servant' ' (Matt. 
25: 21). 

I. The person described. ( 1 ) The good. That is 
good which is what God designed it to be. (2) Faith- 
ful. The "well done" is pronounced on the faithful, 
not the successful servant. Faithful, true to God in 
all things. (3) Servant. The highest conception of 
the ChrivStian life is that of service — doing good to 
others for Christ's sake. 

II. The reward. The souls of believers at their 
death enter into the joy of their Lord. (1) It is the 
joy which the Lord himself possesses. (2) It is 
the joy of victory. (3) It is the joy of perfection. 
(4) It is the joy of dominion. 

The believer shares with Christ in his dominion and 
in the joy of his sovereignty. What this means we 
do not fully know. But it includes more than tongue 
can tell or heart conceive — glory, honor, immortality. 

(4.) Gratitude for Triumph. 

" Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory," etc. 
(I. Cor. 15:57.) 

I. The victory. Over sin, the world, Satan, death, 
and the grave. 

II. The acquisition. It is given: "which giveth." It 
is given through Jesus. 

III. The gratitude. Surely all should be grateful 
for their salvation. Gratitude is best shown in the 
degree and quality of the fruit we bear. 

(5.) A Precious Death. 

" Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of 
his saints "(Ps. 116: 15). 



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The death of God's people, which often wears the 
aspect of so terrible a calamity to us, is always precious 
in the sight of the Lord. This is true because: — 

I. Death is the final transformation; it is the last 
touch of the chisel of the Divine Sculptor. 

II. The death of a saint is precious as a climax of 
usefulness. 

III. His death is precious in the sight of the Lord 
because it is the door of entrance into the heavenly 
state. 

4. The Death of the Ungodly. 

Preparation to Meet God. 

" Prepare to meet thy God" (Amos 4:12). 

I. Why? The heart must be right with God to 
insure a peaceful death. 

II. What ? ( 1 ) ' ' Ye must be born again. ' ' The soul 
must be brought into harmony with the divine will 
through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. (2) 
Temporal affairs should be arranged beforehand. The 
books should be balanced, the debts paid, and the wills 
written. 

III. When? Now. Why now? Because: (1) Death 
is sure to come. (2) The time of death is uncertain. 
(3) The last moment may come soon. (4) Dying will 
be work enough without having anything else to do. 

5. The Death of the Aged. 

(1.) The Ripe Christian Dying. 

"Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like 
as a shock of corn cometh in in his season" (Job 
5: 26). 

This is a beautiful comparison. The text intimates: — 
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II. Death to the Christian is always acceptable. 
"Thou shalt come to thy grave." 

III. The Christian's death is always timely. "In a 
full age." The completed life is not measured by years. 

IV. The Christian will die with honor. l ' Like as a 
shock of corn cometh in in his season." "The memory 
of the just is blessed." 

(2.) The Day of the Christian's Death. 

"The day of death [is better] than the day of one's 
birth" (Eccl. 7: 1 ). 
This is true of the aged or young Christian because: — 

I. Death brings deliverance from all suffering and 
grief. 

II. The day of death is the day of final triumph 
over all sin. 

III. The day of death introduces the Christian into 
a state of endless reward. 

The day that brings such blessings is surely better 
than the day of the most auspicious birth. 

(3.) Faithful Unto Death. 

"Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a 
crown of life" (Rev. 2: 10). 

This call has a voice for all ages, and comes to us 
man by man. Look at the duty enjoined and the 
reward affixed. 

I. The duty enjoined. All men have not faith. 
Some have little, but no one such faith as he ought 
to have. Personal comfort, personal aggrandizement, 
pleasure, position, or property, tempts our fidelity. It 
is the high prerogative of Christian experience to re- 
verse all this, for the eye is opened to a higher world, 
as was the eye of the servant of Elisha at Dothan. 



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Iyife, in all its parts, is a stately, serious, austere 
affair. Moral forces throb in it; eternal issues wait 
on it. To be wrong or to do wrong should be our 
greatest dread. 

Faith recognizes the ministry of sorrow. Faith also 
discerns the secret and justice of sorrow. There is 
peril in unchecked prosperity. 

Faith also recognizes the solemnity and sturdiness 
of duty. That is a great word. It is a granite word. 
L,ife is charged with great duties. 

Faith looks without alarm and looks continuously 
toward death, which terminates toil. It is coming to 
all, we know not when. The call is, therefore, Be 
faithful, be faithful unto death. This duty is to be 
performed by continuous fidelity. 

II. The reward. The figure is taken from the laurel 
crown given at the Grecian games. To Paul, death 
was preferred to life, though he was willing to remain. 
The pagans even taught that the day of death was 
the birthday of eternal life. Christ brought to light 
these truths. He has conquered death. It is awful 
to die, but it is as awful to live. There is comfort in 
the thought that he is mine. When the lamp goes 
out, and the pulse ceases to beat, he will say, " To-day 
shalt thou be with me in paradise. ■' 

6. Miscellaneous. 

(i.) A Completed Life — Ftmeral of an Aged Minister. 

' ' Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as 
a shock of corn cometh in in his season" (Job 5: 26). 

In Scripture times, length of days was counted a 
special divine favor. It was the promised reward for 
obedience. Here we have in the death of our aged 
brother this text illustrated. He has come to the grave 



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in "full age"; has lived more than the allotted three- 
score and ten. How beautiful is the close of his life 
illustrated by the , figure in the text — "like as a shock 
of corn," etc. The shock of corn represents the com- 
pletion of purpose. This brother's plans of life were 
completed: (1) his early desire to secure a finished 
education; (2) to enter the ministry; (3) his plans 
were completed in regard to his family; (4) in regard 
to his preparation for heaven. We are reminded that 
here death has had no victory (1) over the body, (2) 
over the plans of life, (3) over the soul. Here is com- 
fort to the bereaved and instruction to all. 

(2.) A Greater Enemy Than Death. 

"Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after 
that have no more that they can do" (Luke 12: 4). 

This refers primarily to the enemies who may per- 
secute to death the Christian. It is equally applicable 
to every force that is hostile to our physical life. We 
are not to fear those powers whose energies are spent 
in bringing harm to our physical natures. Those 
forces which can hurt the soul are to be feared. There 
are gulfs which are deeper than the grave. 

(3.) The Presence of Death Softens or Hardens the 
Human Heart. 

"The thieves also, which were crucified with him, 
cast the same in his teeth" (Matt. 27: 44). "And one 
of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him. 
. . . But the other answering rebuked him" (Luke 
23:39. 4o). 

In one place it seems that both the thieves railed 
on Jesus, and in the other that only one did so. There 
have been several explanations. One is that by a 



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vague idiom the ''plural of class" is often put for the 
singular, as when we say of a man who was driving 
a team, "He sprang from the horses," although only 
the saddled horse can be meant. This is Winer's view. 1 
It is supposed b}^ others that at first both mocked and 
joined in the demand that if he were the Messiah he 
should descend from the cross and save both himself 
and them; but that one did this because he was filled 
with enthusiastic hope, the other because he was in 
despair. The former afterward resigned all earthly 
hope, and turned for comfort to him whom he now 
accepted as the Christ; while the other, in his despair, 
' ' blasphemed ' ' Jesus. ' ' Blasphemed ' ' is the word used 
in Luke's account. Chrysostom and others of the 
older harmonists held that at first both mocked; after- 
ward only one. There is no contradiction. It is easy 
to see how both the thieves at first might have railed 
on Jesus. They were in disgrace and anguish. It is 
a common trait of our human nature to believe that 
there are others worse than ourselves. The mob around 
were jeering at Jesus. It was a relief to find the tide 
turning from themselves to one who seemed still more 
obnoxious to the surrounding crowd. As the time 
passed and the supernatural phenomenon arose, it is 
easy to see that a change might have come over 
either or both. They represent two well-known classes 
of men: one grows obdurate under that which softens 
another. Bvery difficulty disappears if we take the 
passages as referring to different periods of time. 

(4.) The Continuity of Life. 

"If a man die, shall he live again?" (Job 14: 14.) 
' ' Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with 
me in paradise" (I/uke 23:43). 

x See "Grammar of New Testament Idioms," p. 175. 



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The first is the anxious inquiry of the human heart 
when brought face to face with death; the second is 
the assuring answer from Him who brought life and 
immortality to light. The mind, of itself, cannot attain 
to the knowledge of immortality. Christ had come 
from beyond the grave and spake from personal knowl- 
edge. Then, he had absolute power over all the forces 
which produced death. He had power to lay down his 
own life and take it again. He is the resurrection 
and the life. Our faith in the continuity of existence 
is founded on the omnipotence and omniscience of him 
who so loved us as to give his life for us. 

(5.) The Mystery in God's Providence. 

We find no mystery in the goodness which causes 
a thousand rills of enjoyment to interlace our daily 
path and make it bright with almost unnoticed pleas- 
ures; no mystery in the watchful care which keeps 
the golden bowl unbroken, sometimes for more than 
fourscore years; no mystery in the bounty that feeds 
and clothes us; in the love that gave us hearts to love 
and other hearts to return it; in the inspiration of the 
Almighty, that giveth understanding, hope, and spirit- 
ual affection. We find no mystery in all this gracious 
dealing, though when we think of how we have re- 
quited it, there is surely room for regarding it as a 
mystery. 



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